"WHAT IS THERE TO SAY?": LARRY McKENNA WITH STRINGS (World Cafe Live, 10.12.21)
Astonishing music by tenor saxophonist, composer, arranger Larry McKenna -- 84 and splendidly creative -- and a wonderfully empathic group of jazz and classical players: Jack Saint Clair, tenor saxophone, arrangements [SAY is his], and conductor; Joe Plowman, string bass; Silas Irvine, piano; Dan Monaghan, drums; Meghan Woodard, oboe, English horn; Alberta Douglas, violin; Nellie Smith, Chennie Chen, Justin Yoder, cello; Gloria Galante, harp. Recorded with immense gratitude by Michael Steinman at the World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, October 12, 2021, for JAZZ LIVES (http://www.jazzlives.wordpress.com).
Astonishing music by tenor saxophonist, composer, arranger Larry McKenna -- 84 and splendidly creative -- and a wonderfully empathic group of jazz and classical players: Jack Saint Clair, tenor saxophone, arrangements [SAY is his], and conductor; Joe Plowman, string bass; Silas Irvine, piano; Dan Monaghan, drums; Meghan Woodard, oboe, English horn; Alberta Douglas, violin; Nellie Smith, Chennie Chen, Justin Yoder, cello; Gloria Galante, harp. Recorded with immense gratitude by Michael Steinman at the World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, October 12, 2021, for JAZZ LIVES (http://www.jazzlives.wordpress.com).