Bill McHenry

Bill McHenry
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Bill McHenry (* 1972 in Blue Hill , Maine ) is an American jazz - tenor saxophonist .

Live and act

McHenry attended Michigan's Interlochen Arts Academy from 1986 , and from 1990 he studied at the New England Conservatory of Music with George Garzone , Jimmy Giuffre and John McNeil . In 1992 he moved to New York, where he played on the local jazz scene. In 1996 he stayed in Barcelona , where he worked with the pianist Ben Waltzer ( Jazz Is Where You Find It ). After his return he presented his debut album Rest Stop in 1997 , on which the guitarist Ben Monder participated. The music on the album was heavily influenced by Pat Metheny's ECM album 80/81 with Dewey Redman . McHenry has also worked with Ethan Iverson , Rebecca Martin , John Stetch , Reid Anderson , Chris Lightcap , Guillermo Klein and Gerald Cleaver . In 2012 McHenry worked with his own quartet, consisting of Orrin Evans , Eric Revis and Andrew Cyrille ( La Peur du Vide , Sunnyside).

Graphic ( Fresh Sound Records , 1999) with Ben Monder, Reid Anderson, Gerald Cleaver
Bill McHenry Quartet Feat. Paul Motian (Fresh Sound, 2002)
Ghosts of the Sun (Sunnyside, 2007) with Ben Monder, Reid Anderson, Paul Motian
Roses (Sunnyside, 2007) with Ben Monder, Reid Anderson, Paul Motian
Chill Morn He Climb Jenny (Sunnyside, 2009) with John McNeil, Joe Martin , Jochen Rückert
Andrew Cyrille & Bill McHenry: Proximity (Sunnyside, 2016)
Bill McHenry Trio Ben Entrada La Nit (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2018) with RJ Miller , Eric Revis

personal data
SURNAME	McHenry, Bill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz tenor saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH	1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Blue Hill , Maine