Dan McCarthy is a
Canadian
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jazz
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vibraphone
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player living in
Brooklyn, New York
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.
Early life
McCarthy studied with Don Thompson at
Humber College
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before moving to
New York City
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in 2009.
Career
McCarthy has performed or recorded with
Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow (born October 4, 1940) is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar. ...
,
Ben Monder
Ben Monder (born May 24, 1962) is an American modern jazz guitarist.
Biography
Monder started playing guitar when he was eleven, after two years on violin. From 1979–84, he attended the Westchester Conservatory of Music, the University of Miam ...
,
Mark Feldman,
Don Thompson,
Pat LaBarbera
Pat (Pascel Emmanuel) LaBarbera (born April 7, 1944) is an American-born Canadian jazz tenor, alto and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist born in Mt. Morris, New York, most notable for his work as a soloist in Buddy Rich bands fr ...
, Ingrid Jensen, Myron Walden,
Robin Eubanks
Robin Eubanks (born October 25, 1955) is an American jazz and jazz fusion slide trombonist, the brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks and trumpeter Duane Eubanks. His uncles are jazz pianist Ray Bryant and bassist Tommy Bryant. His mother, Vera Eub ...
,
, Terry Clarke, among others. With Ralph Turek, McCarthy has authored textbooks on music theory.
Discography
*''Interwords'', 2006, independent, with Matt Wigton (bass), Greg Ritchie (drums), Myron Walden (saxophones)
*''Let's Start the Show'', 2009, independent, with Tuey Connell (banjo), Dan Loomis (bass), Freed Kennedy (drums)
*''Constellation'', 2008, independent, with Gordon Webster (piano)
*''Méjis'', 2018, independent, with Randy Ingram (piano), Michael Bates (bass), and Jeff Davis (drums)
External links
Official websiteDan McCarthy @ All About Jazz
References
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Canadian jazz vibraphonists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people