Mike McGinnis (born 1973) is an American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.
Early life
Mike McGinnis was born in 1973 in
Sanford, Maine
Sanford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 21,982 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the seventh largest municipality in the state. Situated on the Mousam River, Sanford includes the village ...
where he grew up. McGinnis began saxophone lessons with Bill Street in 1987. He studied music at the University of Southern Maine and Eastman School of Music and has been studying traditional harmony and counterpoint with NYC teacher Paul Caputo since 2004.
Career
McGinnis recorded his debut CD, ''Tangents'', with his group Between Green (which included Shane Endsley and
Jacob Sacks
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Life and career
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) for Ravi Coltrane's RKM Music label in 2000.
As a co-leader he has recorded four albums with The Four Bags, one with DDYGG and one with OK, OK. He also appeared in director
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'' as the flute player.
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1973 births
Living people
American clarinetists
American male saxophonists
Eastman School of Music alumni
People from Sanford, Maine
Musicians from Maine
21st-century American saxophonists
21st-century American clarinetists
21st-century American male musicians
The Delphian Jazz Orchestra members
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