Bill MacKay

Bill MacKay and Sounds of Now: Bill MacKay and Sounds of Now

by Mark F. Turner
September 3, 2005

Jazz has always been a reflection of diversity and culture. It has grown to embrace the roots of ethnic music originating from global sources. Just as it has flourished in America, its branches have extended to encompass many other musical styles. Some of that can be heard on Sounds of Now, by Chicago guitarist Bill MacKay, who loosely defines the music as “broken or “garage jazz (relating the idea of a broken bottle into which various musical elements have seeped). ...