DAN MCCARTHY
Genres: Post Bop, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Hard Bop • Canada

Dan McCarthy is a Canadian jazz vibraphonist currently based in Brooklyn, NY. A Toronto native, Dan graduated top of his class from the prestigious Humber College Music School and quickly made a name for himself on the Toronto jazz scene, performing with such notable Canadian artists as Ted Warren, Pat Collins, Peter Appleyard, Ted Quinlan, Lorne Lofsky, Terry Clarke, Brandi Disterheft, and Don Thompson. Moving to New York City in 2004 brought many more opportunities for Dan, giving him the chance to play and record with some of the top jazz musicians in the world, such as Steve Swallow, Ben Monder, Mark Feldman, George Garzone, Myron Walden, Mark Shim, Ari Hoenig, Gary Bartz, Robin Eubanks, Gerald Cleaver, and Ingrid Jensen. He released his first record, “Interwords” in 2006, which was hailed by Geoff Chapman of The Toronto Star as “one of the top 10 jazz records of the year”. read more...