Biography:
Grammy-winning
saxophonist, composer and producer Joe Lovano is fearless in finding
new modes of artistic expression. With a Grammy Win for his 52nd Street
Themes and 14 other nominations, he has won Down Beat Magazine’s Critics
and Readers Polls countless times as Tenor Saxophonist, Musician of the
Year, Jazz Album of the Year and Triple Crowns from Downbeat. He has
also gotten numerous awards from Jazz Times and the Jazz Journalists
Association for Tenor Saxophone, Album of the Year and Musician of the
Year.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 29, 1952 he attended
the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston where years later he was
awarded an Honorary Doctorate. Since 2001 he has held the Gary Burton
Chair in Jazz Performance and is a founding faculty member since 2009 of
the Global Jazz Institute at Berklee directed by Danilo Perez. He is a
guest lecturer at New York University’s Jazz Program, Juilliard and
Manhattan School of Music as well as Clinician at Universities around
the globe.
He has toured with jazz greats such as Woody Herman
Thundering Herd, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jack McDuff, Mel Lewis Jazz
Orchestra, Paul Motian Trio, Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra,
Carla Bley Band, Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Saxophone Summit and has
created a body of work for his own large ensembles including strings,
woodwinds, voice as well as his Horn-rich Nonet and more recently his
UsFive group with double drummers which has been gathering kudos
world-wide!
Since 1991 Lovano has been recording as a leader for
Blue Note Records. “Joe Lovano Quartet: Classic! Live at Newport”
featuring Hank Jones was recorded in 2005 and released in 2016 marking
his 25th recording for the label.
Joe has also performed and
recorded with a long list of jazz greats including Woody Herman, Mel
Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer, Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Tony Bennett, Abbey
Lincoln, Charlie Haden, John Scofield, Gunther Schuller, Elvin Jones,
McCoy Tyner, Ed Blackwell, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Hank Jones,
Dave Liebman, Michael Brecker, Dave Douglas, Judi Silvano, Ravi
Coltrane, Chucho Valdez, Ornette Coleman and many others.
In
addition, composer Mark Anthony Turnage wrote a Concerto for Saxophone
and Chamber Orchestra for Joe called “A Man Descending” which has been
performed globally and Maestro Michael Abene orchestrated an album of
all-Lovano originals called “Symphonica” for the WDR Symphonic Orchestra
and Big Band, which was released on Blue Note and received a Grammy
nomination.
Joe Lovano continues to explore new horizons within the world of music as a soloist, band leader and composer.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/joe-lovano
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Biografía:Nacido en Cleveland, Ohio, el 29 de diciembre de 1952, estudió en el famoso Berklee College of Music de Boston, donde años más tarde se le concedió el Doctorado Honoris Causa. Desde 2001 ocupa la cátedra Gary Burton de Interpretación de Jazz y es miembro fundador desde 2009 del Global Jazz Institute de Berklee dirigido por Danilo Pérez. Es profesor invitado en el Programa de Jazz de la Universidad de Nueva York, en Juilliard y en la Manhattan School of Music, así como clínico en universidades de todo el mundo.
Desde 1991, Lovano graba como líder para Blue Note Records. "Joe Lovano Quartet: ¡Classic! Live at Newport" con Hank Jones fue grabado en 2005 y lanzado en 2016 marcando su 25ª grabación para el sello.
Joe también ha tocado y grabado con una larga lista de grandes del jazz como Woody Herman, Mel Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer, Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Tony Bennett, Abbey Lincoln, Charlie Haden, John Scofield, Gunther Schuller, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Ed Blackwell, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Hank Jones, Dave Liebman, Michael Brecker, Dave Douglas, Judi Silvano, Ravi Coltrane, Chucho Valdez, Ornette Coleman y muchos otros.
Además, el compositor Mark Anthony Turnage escribió para Joe un concierto para saxofón y orquesta de cámara titulado "A Man Descending", que se ha interpretado en todo el mundo, y el maestro Michael Abene orquestó un álbum de originales de Lovano titulado "Symphonica" para la WDR Symphonic Orchestra and Big Band, que se publicó en Blue Note y recibió una nominación a los Grammy.
Joe Lovano sigue explorando nuevos horizontes en el mundo de la música como solista, líder de banda y compositor.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/joe-lovano
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