Bill McHenry

Bill McHenry (born 1972) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the leader of the Bill McHenry Quartet and has released over a dozen albums under his own name, in addition to collaborating on many more.

Bill McHenry
Background information
Born1972
Blue Hill, Maine, U.S.
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsSaxophone
LabelsFresh Sound, Sunnyside
Associated actsReid Anderson
Websitewww.billmchenry.com

Early life

McHenry was born in Blue Hill, Maine, in 1972.[1] He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, and went on to study at the New England Conservatory of Music.[1]

Later life and career

McHenry moved to New York in 1992.[1] His recording debut as a leader was Rest Stop, in 1997.[1] It was followed by Graphic two years later.[1] Proximity, a duo recording with drummer Andrew Cyrille, was released around 2016.[2]

Discography

As leader/co-leader
  • Jazz Is Where You Find It (Fresh Sound, 1997)[3]
  • Rest Stop (Fresh Sound, 1997)[3]
  • Graphic (Fresh Sound, 1998)[3]
  • Live at Smalls with Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson, and Jeff Williams (Fresh Sound, 2000)
  • Quartet Featuring Paul Motian (Fresh Sound, 2002)[3]
  • Sonic Pressure (Fresh Sound, 2005)[3]
  • Roses (Sunnyside, 2007)[3]
  • Rediscovery with John McNeil (Sunnyside, 2008)
  • Chill Morn He Climb Jenny with John McNeil (Sunnyside, 2010)
  • Bloom with Ben Monder (Sunnyside, 2010)
  • Ghosts of the Sun (Sunnyside, 2011)
  • La Peur Du Vide (Sunnyside, 2012)
  • Proximity with Andrew Cyrille (Sunnyside, 2016)
  • Solo (Underpool 2018)

As sideman

With Avishai Cohen

With Guillermo Klein

  • Filtros[5]
  • Live at the Village Vanguard (Sunnyside)[6]
  • Los Guachos V (Sunnyside)[7]

With Ethan Iverson

References
  1. Adler, David R. "Bill McHenry". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  2. Wolff, Carlo (December 2016). "Andrew Cyrille & Bill McHenry: Proximity". DownBeat. Vol. 83 no. 12. p. 70.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (7th ed.). Penguin. p. 972. ISBN 978-0-14-101416-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Macnie, Jim (April 2016). "Avishai Cohen: Into the Silence". DownBeat. Vol. 83 no. 4. p. 46.
  5. de Barros, Paul (September 2008). "Guillermo Klein: Filtros". DownBeat. Vol. 75 no. 9. pp. 74–75.
  6. Cohen, Aaron (January 2015). "Guillermo Klein: Live at the Village Vanguard". DownBeat. Vol. 82 no. 1. p. 73.
  7. Considine, J. D. (October 2016). "Guillermo Klein: Los Guachos V". DownBeat. Vol. 83 no. 10. p. 58.
  8. Adler, David R. "Live at Small's - Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, Bill McHenry, Jeff Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2020.


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