John Gunther Quartet at The Muse Performance Space

Saxophonist John Gunther teams up with this dynamic rhythm section featuring Eric Gunnison - piano, Patrick McDevitt - bass; and Dru Heller on Drums. They'll perform some of John's original compositions and some of their favorite jazz compositions from the likes of Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn, and more!John Gunther is a composer and multi-instrumentalist playing Saxophones, Clarinet, and Flute. With a restless musical spirit, he explores all forms of jazz from traditional to avant-garde as well as classical music, world music and experimental electronic music. He has performed on stages throughout the U.S., South America, Africa and Europe, in Carnegie Hall, in the middle of the ocean, and on the back of a truck.He has performed or recorded with jazz greats Ron Miles, Christian McBride, Tom Harrel, Dewey Redman, The Woody Herman Orchestra, and The Maria Schneider Orchestra as well as guest appearances with the Sinfonietta Paris Chamber Orchestra, the Carpe Diem String Quartet and the Banda Nacional de Cartago in Costa Rica...

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Saxophonist John Gunther teams up with this dynamic rhythm section featuring Eric Gunnison - piano, Patrick McDevitt - bass; and Dru Heller on Drums. They'll perform some of John's original compositions and some of their favorite jazz compositions from the likes of Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn, and more!John Gunther is a composer and multi-instrumentalist playing Saxophones, Clarinet, and Flute. With a restless musical spirit, he explores all forms of jazz from traditional to avant-garde as well as classical music, world music and experimental electronic music. He has performed on stages throughout the U.S., South America, Africa and Europe, in Carnegie Hall, in the middle of the ocean, and on the back of a truck.He has performed or recorded with jazz greats Ron Miles, Christian McBride, Tom Harrel, Dewey Redman, The Woody Herman Orchestra, and The Maria Schneider Orchestra as well as guest appearances with the Sinfonietta Paris Chamber Orchestra, the Carpe Diem String Quartet and the Banda Nacional de Cartago in Costa Rica. As part of New York city's "downtown" music scene for many years, he produced 5 recordings for Creative Improvised Music Projects (CIMP).

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