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Joe Lovano: Still on the Rise

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Joe Lovano has been shaping the sound of modern jazz for more than five decades—and this cat is still moving forward. On this episode of Strictly Jazz Sounds, Grammy Award winning saxophonist Joe Lovano joins me for a deep and spirited conversation about Paramount Quartet his latest ECM recording with guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Santi Debriano and drummer Will Calhoun. We get into the music behind the music: the chemistry of the quartet, recording with Manfred Eicher, the contrast between Blue Note and ECM, and the power of silence, space and collective improvisation.

Joe also reflects on growing up in Cleveland under the influence of his father, tenor saxophonist Tony "Big T" Lovano; the scholarship fund created in his father's honor; and the lessons he absorbed from masters including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Paul Motian and Elvin Jones.

At the heart of it all is Joe's belief that a musician must find "the melody in your heart and your rhythm spirit." This is Joe Lovano—still searching, still listening and, in his own words, still "on the rise."

Playlist

  • Joe Lovano "Fanfare for Unity" from Paramount Quartet (ECM) 04:12
  • Joe Lovano "Amsterdam" from Paramount Quartet (ECM) 06:30
  • Joe Lovano "Congregation" from Paramount Quartet (ECM) 05:36

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