Pete McCann Quartet

Pete McCann Quartet — September 12 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

• Pete McCann – guitar
• Joe McCann – sax
• Matt Pavolka – bass
• Tim Horner – drums

Jazz guitarist Pete McCann has been an integral part of the New York City jazz scene for over 30 years. Pete has performed on over 100 CD’s and in every type of venue from jazz clubs to jazz festivals, schools to concert halls and even Carnegie Hall. He has traveled to more than 20 countries and has played in almost every state in the USA. McCann has performed and/or recorded with Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Austin, Brian Blade, Bobby Previte, Grace Kelly, the Mahavishnu Project and the Maria Schneider Orchestra.

Joe McCann is Pete’s son and recent graduate of NYU with a master’s degree in jazz.

For twenty years bassist/composer Matt Pavolka has been a vital force in the New York Jazz and Creative Music scenes. A partial list of musicians and bands that he has performed with includes Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Guillermo Klein, Chris Cheek, Kevin Hayes, Ben Monder, House of Illusion, Josh Roseman’s Extended Constellations, Dave Binney, The Ryan Scott Orchestra, Magalie Souriou, Elysian Fields, Joe Beck, J. Geils, Tony Malaby, Bill McHenry, Matt Renzi and Ohad Talmor’s Newsreel. He has toured extensively in the United States, Europe and Japan and can be heard on many recordings, including releases from Magalie Souriou, Guillermo Klein, Marlon Browdon, Andre Fernandes, Nate Radley, Noah Preminger and House of Illusion. He has released two albums as a leader, “Something People Can Use,” on Tone Of A Pitch Records and “The Horns Band” on the Fresh Sounds, New Talent label.

Tim Horner comes from a family of musicians; his father was a drummer and led a church choir, his brother is a jazz pianist in Boston. At the age of ten he first learned drums, later also violin and viola, which he also played in the local symphony orchestra. From 1974 to 1979 he studied at Berklee College of Music with Dean Anderson, Keith Copeland and Miroslav Vitouš, interrupted by a year spent as a member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. In 1980 he moved to New York City, where he has lived ever since. He first accompanied Helen Merrill, later Carol Sloane and Carla White. He also worked with Jun Miyake, Lynn Seaton and Hendrik Meurkens. With his quintet, which included vibraphonist Joe Locke and bassist Ed Howard, he won the first Hennessey Jazz Search in 1985.