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Larry McDonough has been performing for 25 years. He received his degree in music education in 1978 from the University of Minnesota, where he studied piano and trumpet, and performed with Clark Terry and Thad Jones, and for President Nixon and the President of Mexico.
He played extensively in the Twin Cities in the 1970's and early 1980's, performing solo and in his own duos and trios, and with such groups and performers as the Wolverines; vocalists Patty Peterson, Shirley Witherspoon, Connie Olson, and Vicki Mountain; bassists Tom Lewis, Billy Peterson, Paul Peterson, and Chuck Adams; guitarist Mike Elliott; drummer Phil Hey; as well as cover bands Jules and the Mystics.
He regularly performed at the old Night Train club in the Como Avenue warehouse area, and at the Jax Restaurant. He also taught, and composed and arranged for high school band.
McDonough moved away in the earlier 1980's, and after returning a few years later, he performed primarily at private functions, including a performance for First Lady Hillary Clinton.
He began playing publicly again in the last few years, performing solo and in his own duos and trios, and with BOZO allegro, which recorded the 1998 CD, The Revolver Suite, a reworking of each of the songs from the Beatles' album Revolver in different African-American styles, also on the Marx Music label.