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Pat Mallinger & Bill Carrothers
Live from the Dunsmore Room, the first ever performance of the Mallinger-Carrothers Duo!
Bill Carrothers and Pat Mallinger started playing together in the McDonald's All Star High School Jazz Band. Since then they have played festivals and clubs together all over the world and and have released critically acclaimed albums together. However, this is the very first time they will be playing together in duo!
Pat Mallinger is a jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader currently based in Chicago, Illinois. He is the co-leader of Sabertooth who has been performing at the Green Mill Lounge in Chicago every Saturday night as the house band since 1992. He has performed nationally and internationally and has recorded and performed with several notable jazz musicians.
Mallinger has performed with several notable musicians including Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Harry Connick Jr., Ramsey Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, Dave Brubeck, Jack McDuff, Joey DeFrancesco, Joe Lovano, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, Randy Brecker, Doc Severinsen, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, and Vince Welnick.
Bill Carrothers began playing piano at age five, studying with his church organist before learning jazz from Twin Cities pianist Bobby Peterson. By age 15 he was performing in Twin Cities jazz clubs, and in 1982 he briefly attended North Texas State University. Following his year at university, Carrothers re-settled in the Twin Cities and was a member of Irv Williams' band before moving to New York City in 1988. During his five year stint in New York he performed at the Knitting Factory, The Village Gate, and Birdland as well as Blues Alley in Washington, D.C.
Throughout his career, Carrothers has played live with a variety of musicians including Buddy DeFranco, Curtis Fuller, Billy Higgins, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Konitz, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Dewey Redman, Charlie Rouse, James Spaulding, Terell Stafford, Toots Thielemans, and Prince.
Carrothers has performed throughout Europe, in France at the New Morning, Nevers Jazz Festival, and Marciac Festival, in Belgium at the Audi Jazz Festival and Jazz Middelheim, and he headlined the Rising Star Tour in October, 2000 through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In July, 2009, Carrothers played a week-long stand at the Village Vanguard with his European trio (Nicolas Thys and Dre Pallemaerts), a recording of which was released in 2011. In his home state of Michigan, Carrothers performed a solo piano concert at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in April, 2010, and he made his Monterey Jazz Festival debut in September, 2011. He is also a regular on the Chicago scene, having performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Green Mill, and The Jazz Showcase.
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LocationTHE DUNSMORE ROOM at Crooners Lounge and Supper Club (View)
6161 Hwy 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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