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:
El saxofonista, compositor y productor Joe Lovano, ganador de un Grammy, no tiene miedo a la hora de encontrar nuevos modos de expresión artística. Ganador de un Grammy por sus 52nd Street Themes y otras 14 nominaciones, ha ganado innumerables veces las encuestas de críticos y lectores de la revista Down Beat como saxofonista tenor, músico del año, álbum de jazz del año y triple corona de Downbeat. También ha obtenido numerosos premios del Jazz Times y de la Jazz Journalists Association como Saxofón Tenor, Álbum del Año y Músico del Año.
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.
Ha realizado giras con grandes del jazz como 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 y ha creado un corpus de obras para sus propios grandes conjuntos, que incluyen cuerdas, maderas y voz, así como su Horn-rich Nonet y, más recientemente, su grupo UsFive con doble batería, que ha cosechado elogios en 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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