Ernest McCarty Jr.

Ernest McCarty, a native of Chicago, now residing in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania and New York City. In Chicago he attended DuSable High School, Wilson Junior College and Roosevelt University. While in high school the honor student played and helped conduct the All-Chicago Youth Orchestra. McCarty was born into a world of music. He was first introduced to the discipline from the gospel singers his mother conducted to the jazz greats that frequented his hometown of Chicago in the ‘40s and ‘50s. McCarty is a classically-trained bassist. The Pittsburgh-based musician has performed with jazz pianist Erroll Garner, Eddie Harris, Oscar Brown and traveled extensively as the musical director for Gloria Gaynor and Odetta and Noel Harrison.