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Brian McCarthy Quintet w/Ray Vega at The Side Door Jazz Club

Courtesy of Janm | Posted on December 23, 2013

Where

The Side Door Jazz Club
85 Lyme St
Old Lyme, CT
Map
(860) 434-2600

When

Sat, December 28, 2013
7:30pm

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Musicians

Brian McCarthy
saxophone
Ray Vega
trumpet

About

This Saturday night at The Side Door - Dec 28th. Doors 7:30pm, show 8:30pm 860-434-0886 www.thesidedoorjazz.com *

An intoxicating improviser, with a mature sound and adaptive skills make McCarthy a highly sought after musician and arranger. His sophomore album as a leader, “This Just In” (2013), has received widespread acclaim. All About Jazz says “[McCarthy] touches those roads Joshua Redman travels on with a fresh footing. This band excels at building anticipation… exciting” and “[McCarthy’s] alto has plenty of fire without surrendering its lighter touch.” John Barron, of Jazz World Blog says “Saxophonist Brian McCarthy takes a progressive approach to straight-ahead jazz, demonstrating a strong command of the jazz saxophone lineage.” The album can be heard from coast to coast on radio stations and syndicated programming like Jazz After Hours with Jim Wilke....

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