By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Pianist Chris McCarthy leads a post bop team of Takuya Kuroda/tp, Michael Blake/ts-fl, Sam Minaier/b and JK Kim/dr through some snappy originals. Read the full review here.
By Philip Booth, JazzTimes rising star on the New York scene, pianist Chris McCarthy has made his name playing and/or recording with trumpeter Jason Palmer, saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, bassist Ben Allison, vibraphonist Sasha Berliner, and singer Clotilde Rullaud, among others. His scintillating solo debut is a provocative collection of smartly arranged, acoustic postbop-and-beyond originals built … Read More
By Phil Freeman, Stereogum Pianist Chris McCarthy started out in Boston, where he worked with trumpeter Jason Palmer and saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, among others. They’re both absolute masters of their instruments, so that should be endorsement enough for you. Anyway, he’s a New Yorker now, and has made his debut as a leader with trumpeter … Read More
By Paul Rauch, All About Jazz From 2017 to 2020, composer and pianist Chris McCarthycharted a path as a noted sideman for such notables as Jerry Bergonzi, Ben Allison and Jason Palmer. He was often seen performing with vibraphonist Sasha Berliner and in duet with vocalist Clotilde Rullaud. In short, he has gained a reputation … Read More
By Matt Micucci, JAZZIZ The album may be called Still Time to Quit, but we hope he never does. New York-based pianist Chris McCarthy is an experienced first-call sideman and shows he’s got a lot of fire in him leading an ensemble of world-class improvisers on his first full-length album as a bandleader. Read the full … Read More
By Doug Collete, All About Jazz Throughout most of his debut album for the Ropeadope label, pianist/composer Chris McCarthy leads a five-piece ensemble that moves nimbly, wholly as one on tracks like “That’s All You Got.” But each member of the unit also reflects attributes that he shares with his comrades, so, as on that … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine This is the debut as a bandleader for first-call sideman pianist/composer Chris McCarthy who leads a quintet of improvisers on Still Time to Quit. Little did he know when conjuring the tongue-in-cheek title (there’s still time to quit the often-unsustainable music business) that he’d be releasing the album during a … Read More
By Matt Micucci, Jazziz Still Time To Quit marks New York-based pianist Chris McCarthy’s debut for Ropeadope. The LP finds him stepping into the foreground as a singular composer and bandleader. Read the full feature here.
Chris McCarthy’s Ropeadope Debut Still Time To Quit is Coming on April 3rd Chris McCarthy, noted as “one of the most impressive and original pianists on the New York jazz scene” by Hot House Jazz Magazine, is thrilled to announce the release of his Ropeadope debut, Still Time To Quit, out April 3rd. With this … Read More
