AP Reviews 'Our Daily Bread'
The Associated Press calls Our Daily Bread: "a set of tunes that float, undulating and unhurried, creating a mood of reflection but also liberation" - click here to read more.
Time to Connect Interview
Check out my interview on Time to Connect with John Krajicek:
"In this conversation, we talk about what Joe was like as a kid growing up in Cleveland, his father’s music career, music he listened to early in life, musicians who inspired him at a young age, his saxophone heroes, the musicians Gene Ammons, Paul Motian, Pharoah Sanders, and others, music he is listening to now, the healing spirit of music, the importance of woodshedding, what happens when we die, and much more. It was truly an honor to chat with Joe Lovano, a true jazz legend."
Now On Vinyl: 'Once Around The Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian'
My collaboration with guitarist Jakob Bro, Once Around The Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian, is out on vinyl today on ECM Records! Jakob and I wrote most of the tracks, inspired by Paul and the time we each spent working with him. Paul's composition "Drum Music" is also featured on the album.
and click play above to check out some behind-the-scenes video. Tour dates coming soon...
Benefit for Turkey/Syria
Join me at Roulette in Brooklyn on February 26th for a benefit organized by John Zorn to support folks affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. I'll be performing with Dave Douglas and our Sound Prints band featuring Leo Genovese on piano, Matt Penman on bass, and Rudy Royston on drums.
All proceeds will go to the International Rescue Committee. If you can't attend, you can still donate at rescue.org.
Click here for tickets and more info.
Cleveland's Ultimate Jazz Titan
"Friday, June 24th, 2022, saxophonist Joe Lovano's group Sound Prints (alongside trumpeter and co-leader Dave Douglas) delivered a tour de force performance to spellbound audience members at the historic Mimi Ohio Theatre in Playhouse Square as a part of Cleveland's annual Tri-C JazzFest. Seasoned group interplay between drummer Rudy Royston, bassist Matt Penman, and pianist Leo Genovese characterized the quintet's languid execution of modern bop-fueled repertoire and served as the perfect complement to the colorfully virtuosic musical conversations between Lovano and Douglas.
Two days prior nestled in his Eastlake, Ohio family home on a sweltering summer evening, Lovano sat down with All About Jazz contributor and fellow saxophonist Matthew Alec of Cleveland Time Records for an inspiringly epic in-depth look at his esteemed career collaborating with jazz's finest talents, his family's history as well as the deep roots of jazz in the great city of Cleveland, and his thoughts and hopes on what music he has yet to offer."
Fort Worth Symphony Radio Broadcast
Monday, December 26th at 8PM CST my world premiere performance of Douglas Cuomo's a raft, the sky, the wild sea with the Fort Worth Symphony conducted by Robert Spano will be broadcast on WRR Classical Radio 101.1FM in Northern Texas and available to stream at the same time on www.wrr101.com
This concert took place at Bass Performance Hall in October of this year.
DownBeat Review: 'Once Around The Room'
"Guitarist Jacob Bro and saxophonist Joe Lovano co-lead a septet of players with strong connections to the late Paul Motian (and to each other) on Once Around The Room, a powerful, highly personal tribute to the influential drummer, who became a composer and bandleader relatively late in his five-decades-long career."
I’m on Instagram!
I’m on Instagram! Follow me @joelovanojazz for more Reflections and Projections…
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Jazz titans team up in celebration of Berkeley venue's milestone anniversary
Joshua Redman joins Joe Lovano in concert at the California Jazz Conservatory, which has kicked off its 25th anniversary celebration.
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TIDAL Playlist
The folks over at TIDAL asked Judi Silvano and I to put together a playlist to in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Judi and I live a life of love and love the life we live, sharing the blessings.
???? Christian Kallen