PRESS
✭✭✭✭ 1/2 - McGinnis takes an exhilarating clarinet solo…and you want to jump and shout when it’s over.
-Ken Micaleff, Downbeat Magazine
"...increasingly distinctive musical voice"
-Richard Gehr, The Village Voice
"The respected local reed player calls Bill Smith’s “Concerto for Clarinet and Combo” a roller coaster ride, and the new update of this overlooked classic for mid-sized ensemble does get its kicks from enjoying the twists and turns. Bet this stuff starts to really sizzle on stage."
-Jim Macnie, The Village Voice
"The saxophone playing is deep, but Mike McGinnis has made clarinet his signature horn -- never more so than on his dual new releases Ängsudden Song Cycle (482 Music) and Road*Trip (RKM)"
-David Adler, The Village Voice
"The perspicacious clarinetist and composer Mike McGinnis recently released “Road*Trip,” a beautifully realized album of music ..."
-Nate Chinen, New York Times
"McGinnis is confidently behind the steering wheel for these two very different releases, maturely navigating through disparate climes on his way to turning his music into art."
-Elliot Simon, NYC Jazz Record
“McGinnis navigates the ensemble through a musical landscape full of adventures, surprises, and beautiful vistas.”
-David Garland, WNYC
-Ken Micaleff, Downbeat Magazine
"...increasingly distinctive musical voice"
-Richard Gehr, The Village Voice
"The respected local reed player calls Bill Smith’s “Concerto for Clarinet and Combo” a roller coaster ride, and the new update of this overlooked classic for mid-sized ensemble does get its kicks from enjoying the twists and turns. Bet this stuff starts to really sizzle on stage."
-Jim Macnie, The Village Voice
"The saxophone playing is deep, but Mike McGinnis has made clarinet his signature horn -- never more so than on his dual new releases Ängsudden Song Cycle (482 Music) and Road*Trip (RKM)"
-David Adler, The Village Voice
"The perspicacious clarinetist and composer Mike McGinnis recently released “Road*Trip,” a beautifully realized album of music ..."
-Nate Chinen, New York Times
"McGinnis is confidently behind the steering wheel for these two very different releases, maturely navigating through disparate climes on his way to turning his music into art."
-Elliot Simon, NYC Jazz Record
“McGinnis navigates the ensemble through a musical landscape full of adventures, surprises, and beautiful vistas.”
-David Garland, WNYC
SOME REVIEWS
Dan Ouelette - ZEALNYC.com
Richard Kamins - Star Tempest
Felipe Freitas - Jazz Trail
The New Yorker
Nate Chinen - WBGO
CAMBRIDGE GIG REVIEW
Mahi Shafiulla- The Tech
Dan Ouelette - ZEALNYC.com
Richard Kamins - Star Tempest
Felipe Freitas - Jazz Trail
The New Yorker
Nate Chinen - WBGO
CAMBRIDGE GIG REVIEW
Mahi Shafiulla- The Tech
