Brian Mccarthy Quartet, Feat.Ray Vega at The Side Door Jazz Club

BRIAN McCARTHY Quartet, Featuring Ray Vega - Saturday, September 27th – door 7:30 show 8:30 860-434-0886* www.thesidedoorjazz.com

Brian McCarthy - Saxophones, Ray Vega - Trumpets, Adam Birnbaum - Piano, Evan Gregor - Bass, Jared Schonig - Drums

Vermont-based saxophonist Brian McCarthy will bring his stellar quintet back to the SideDoor Jazz Club during their fall tour. This special performance celebrates the success of his 2013 album, This Just In. With the band hitting the studio this coming year for a follow up album, they also plan to premiere some brand new material giving the audience a sneak peak of what is to come. Along with trumpet veteran Ray Vega, the quintet brings together top jazz musicians from New England and New York City....

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BRIAN McCARTHY Quartet, Featuring Ray Vega - Saturday, September 27th – door 7:30 show 8:30 860-434-0886* www.thesidedoorjazz.com

Brian McCarthy - Saxophones, Ray Vega - Trumpets, Adam Birnbaum - Piano, Evan Gregor - Bass, Jared Schonig - Drums

Vermont-based saxophonist Brian McCarthy will bring his stellar quintet back to the SideDoor Jazz Club during their fall tour. This special performance celebrates the success of his 2013 album, This Just In. With the band hitting the studio this coming year for a follow up album, they also plan to premiere some brand new material giving the audience a sneak peak of what is to come. Along with trumpet veteran Ray Vega, the quintet brings together top jazz musicians from New England and New York City.

A native to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, McCarthy honed his skills just outside of New York City studying with jazz legends Mulgrew Miller and Clark Terry at William Paterson University. After spending six years in and around the city, McCarthy returned to Vermont where he continues to enrich the music community here, as a player, educator and composer. McCarthy was recently awarded a Creation Grant from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts for the creation of a full-length chamber jazz composition which is scheduled to premiere next fall. All About Jazz says “[McCarthy] touches those roads Joshua Redman travels on with a fresh footing. This band excels at building anticipation...”

McCarthy has shared the stage with Clark Terry, The Temptations and Bernadette Peters; recorded with Mike Gordon of Phish; and arranged for the band Guster. He will be joined on stage with trumpet veteran Ray Vega who brings over 35 years of experience and has toured and recorded with jazz royalty like Joe Henderson and Tito Puente. Also featured is pianist, Adam Birnbaum, who was the 2004 American Jazz Piano Competition winner and currently tours with Al Foster, Cecile McLorin Salvant and Greg Osby.

Featuring; Brian McCarthy - Saxophones, Ray Vega - Trumpets, Adam Birnbaum - Piano, Evan Gregor - Bass, Jared Schonig – Drums. For more information and to listen to music samples visit - www.BrianMcCarthyJazz.com.

BRIAN McCARTHY Quartet Featuring Ray Vega - Saturday, September 27th – door 7:30 show 8:30 860-434-0886* www.thesidedoorjazz.com

*tickets are nonrefundable and non-transferable

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