Kind of Blue Revisited

The Larry McDonough Sextet returns to the Dakota to stream a celebration the birthday of Miles Davis, born on May 26, 1926, in Alton, Illinois. It also is the 61st year since the release and performance of the legendary Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. The Larry McDonough Sextet will perform a set of all […]

ACF Artist Equity Study Group: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

For this month's ACF Artist Equity Study Group, we will take a look at the Netflix documentary, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool. The film explores the life of the American musical innovator who had a huge international impact, delving into his early work, the impact of American racism, and his ever evolving sound. Date […]

Kind of Bill on the Palace Grounds Marking 40 Years since the Death of Bill Evans

On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 7 PM CT, the Larry McDonough Quartet (Larry McDonough is an ACF Showcase composer) performs “Kind of Bill, the Musical Life of Bill Evans” and his associations with Tony Bennett, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian, Miles Davis, Jim Hall, Eddie Gómez, Eliot Zigmund, Marc Johnson, and Joe LaBarbera, at East […]

Kind of Bill, the Musical Life of Bill Evans

The Larry McDonough Quartet will be performing “Kind of Bill, the Musical Life of Bill Evans” and his associations with Tony Bennett, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian, Miles Davis, Jim Hall, Eddie Gómez, Eliot Zigmund, Marc Johnson, and Joe LaBarbera. The Larry McDonough Quartet is Larry McDonough, piano, voice, and arrangements, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, […]