Jazz Articles about Joe Lovano

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Joe Lovano/Greg Osby: Friendly Fire

by Mark Corroto
July 1, 1999

The answer to the joke: What would John Coltrane and Charlie Parker be doing if they were alive today, is not, scratching on their respective coffin lids. No, if Bird and Trane were recording today, they would probably sound much like this offering by saxophonists Joe Lovano and Greg Osby. This recording for each comes on the heals of successful solo efforts. Osby last disc, Banned In New York was quasi-bootleg of a live gig and Lovano’s Trio Fascination was ...

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Joe Lovano: Trio Fascination

by Jim Santella
November 1, 1998

Never predictable, Joe Lovano's saxophone artistry has him moving in all directions at once. Similarly, his ensembles have ranged from large to small, and this latest session features an excellent grouping. Presenting his own compositions, the 45-year-old leader draws upon nearly 30 years of professional experience and dedicates the album to those artists in Cleveland, Ohio who were there for him at the start. After performing with his father's band and attending the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Lovano's ...

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Chris Potter: Vertigo

by Jim Santella
September 1, 1998

Chris Potter's quartet shares the spotlight both individually and in ensemble. The young tenor saxophonist (Potter turned 27 this year) turns in a dramatic set based on his own compositions. As Zan Stewart states in the liner notes, “... Potter stretches himself, his musicians and his audience, creating new and challenging music ..."

Working out recently in the ensembles of trumpeter Dave Douglas, bassist Dave Holland and The Mingus Big Band, Potter continues to explore the modern mainstream. Joe Lovano ...

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Joe Lovano & Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Flying Colors

by Jim Santella
April 1, 1998

Pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba makes an excellent match for Joe Lovano's “don't pigeon-hole me" style. From mainstream to Third Stream to avant-garde, the saxophonist continues to do it his way successfully. Rubalcaba's eclectic piano technique includes classical elements, straight-ahead jazz phrases, percussive Latin-influenced grooves, and special statements, such as plucking the piano's strings. Together, they make a thrilling pair. As Lovano states in the liner notes, “The music just poured out of us as though we were one."

Combining their own ...

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Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra

by Jim Santella
June 1, 1997

Have you ever walked into the next room and, upon hearing a Frank Sinatra recording, began singing along, “Fly me to the moon, dah dum da dum da dum, in other words" and couldn't quite remember the rest of the lyrics? Joe Lovano and Manny Albam had that in mind when they sat down to sketch out this session. Combining Lovano's creative tenor sax force with Judi Silvano's soprano voice, a rhythm section, saxophone section, string section ...

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Interview with Joe Lovano

by Mark Felton
February 6, 1996

This interview was first published at All About Jazz in 1996. All About Jazz: The author of the liner notes of your latest release Quartets suggests that the current trend in jazz is towards a dialogue between the avant-garde and the tradition. How do you interpret that? Joe Lovano: Well, I don't know if the current styles at any given time are what make people play. Individual experience, individual inspiration and your personal history is what ...