NO COVER
5:00pm Show
Pianist Larry McDonough, bassist Greg Stinson, and drummer Dean White will celebrate the two live recordings of legendary pianist and composer Bill Evans, bassist and composer Scott Lafaro, and drummer Paul Motian on June 25, 1961 at the Village Vanguard. “Sunday at the Village Vanguard” and “Waltz for Debby” were the last recordings of this trio, as LaFaro died in a car accident just 10 days after the show. The trio revolutionized jazz, with each member improvising at the same time while performing recognizable pieces.
Larry McDonough is an award-winning St. Paul-based jazz composer, pianist, singer, and teacher, performing around the world and recording with his group the Larry McDonough Quartet as well as solo, in duos, and in 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, and he was inducted into the Minnesota Rock Country Hall of Fame for his work in the group Danny’s Reasons.
Bassist Greg Stinson has been the bass player in the Century College Jazz Ensemble for more than 25 years. He also plays in the CC Septet, the Shorn Hortz Quintet, the Paul Berger Trio, the St. Croix Jazz Ensemble, and regularly subs with the Nova Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Classic Big Band, and Cedar Avenue Big Band. Greg spent many years playing saxophones, guitar, bass, and vocals in jazz/rock and variety bands in the area.
Dean White grew up in Superior, WI, and played in various working bands while attending the University of Wisconsin, Superior. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in percussion performance, he moved to Hollywood to attend Musicians Institute: College of Contemporary Music. Halfway through the first year, Dean was offered a main showroom gig at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas. He was the first drummer in the Legends In Concert Show that still performs in various incarnations across the country today. He left Las Vegas to join Tony Axtell and Toshi Hinata in Tokyo to write and play original music. Since settling back in the Twin Cities, Dean has performed with many groups, including Good, the Bad and the Funky; the Autobody Experience; Century Big Band; Nova Jazz; and Big Time Jazz Orchestra.
