The trumpet has been a key instrument in the history of jazz, dating back to Bix Beiderbecke and Louis Armstrong, through the big band era, and modern small ensembles. The Larry McDonough Quintet will scratch the surface of this history with their new show Trumpetocity, featuring Josh May. The quintet will cover the music of Don Ellis, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, and others.

Band Members:
Larry McDonough - Piano
Josh May - Trumpet
Richard Terrill - Saxophones/Poetry
Greg Stinson - Bass
Dean White - Drums

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Larry McDonough is an award-winning jazz composer, pianist, singer, and teacher based in St. Paul. He has performed around the world and recorded with his group the Larry McDonough Quartet as well as solo and in duos and trios. He has performed with legendary saxophonist and composer Benny Golson, trombonist Fred Wesley, and trumpeter Duane Eubanks, as well as a who’s who of local jazz artists. He was inducted into the Minnesota Rock Country Hall of Fame for his work in the group Danny’s Reasons, and his awards include the American Composers Forum Showcase Award for the composition “Strait of Gibraltar.”

McDonough has released 12 CDs and DVDs as a leader. His current CDs are “Best of the Aster Classic Jazz Series” and “Intermodulating Undercurrents Live at the Kos: The Music of Bill Evans and Jim Hall.” “Kind of Bill on the Palace Grounds, Marking 40 Years since the Death of Bill Evans,” was played on jazz radio stations and streaming services around the country. The two-CD set “Alice in Stonehenge and other AcoustElectric Adventures” has played on radio stations and streaming services around the world and charted #18 on the Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Jazz Album Chart. “Simple Gifts” reached #29 on the CMJ Jazz Chart and also has been played on hundreds of stations around the country and throughout the world.

McDonough’s other jazz projects include Fusebox (original jazz fusion trio) and Trios Trio (classic jazz). When not playing jazz, he performs jam fusion in Quantum Mechanics, funk in Funkin’ Right, classic rock in Whiskey Burn, indie-rock in HiFi, and punk in Saint Small. He also is a lawyer and law professor selected by William Mitchell College of Law as one of “100 Who Made a Difference” over the 100-year history of the school.