MIKE MCGINNIS
Genres: Third Stream, 21st Century Modern • United States

For Mike McGinnis - Carmen Staaf - Gui Duvignau - Hamir Atwal quartet ContraPunctus  search under "ContraPunctus". Multi-reedist and composer Mike McGinnis is a musical explorer unbound by stylistic barriers, unwaveringly individual, curious, and open-minded. As a clarinetist and saxophonist, he can swing in the straight-ahead tradition, improvise on the furthest edge of the avant-garde, or navigate the rigorous turns of a contemporary  classical composition. As a composer, he creates vivid works that blur the boundaries between jazz and classical and the varied subgenres within, bringing the same deep commitment and personal vision to every musical situation. In the inherently singular role of jazz clarinetist, McGinnis aligns himself with a long line of forebears who straddled the sound of their time and the music of the past. That open-minded and determinedly individual approach has led to McGinnis performing and recording with jazz innovators like Anthony Braxton, Alice and Ravi Coltrane, read more...