Bernie McGann Quartet

There is no more instantly engaging nor distinctive alto saxophone sound on the planet than McGann’s. That sound, the lines it expresses and the interaction with the rhythm section all make for jazz with a uniquely Australian accent … To be two metres from the bell of his saxophone is to be held in a spell – John Shand, SMH.

Bernie McGann’s unique alto saxophone voice is now as well recognised in Europe and the USA as it is here in Australia. Critic John Clare has called McGann’s quartet “one of the glories of Australian music” and no statement could be truer.