Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born 29 December 1952) is a jazz saxophonist and clarinet player. Since the 1970s, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, earning a Grammy award and several nods on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls. December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone. ... A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common Bb soprano clarinet. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to jazz. ...

Early Years

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lovano was exposed throughout his early life to jazz by his father. Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sonny Stitt were among his earlier influences. He developed further at Berklee College of Music, and then served a big band apprenticeship with Woody Herman's Thundering Herd and the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. City nickname: The Forest City Location within the state of Ohio County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane Campbell Area  - Land  - Water 213. ... John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 - July 17, 1967) was a famous jazz saxophonist. ... Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Dizzy Gillespie ( October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993) was born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Sonny Stitt, one of the quintessential bop saxophonists of jazz. ... Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ... A big bang, also known as a jazz orchestra, is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music, especially Swing. ... Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913-October 29, 1987), better known as Woody Herman, was a United States jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and Big band leader. ... Mel Lewis (May 10, 1929 - February 2, 1990) was a drummer, Jazz musician and band leader. ...

His father Tony "Big T" Lovano, a fine Cleveland tenorman, was his first inspiration. He taught Joe all the standards, how to lead a gig, how to pace a set, and to be versatile enough to always find work. Joe started on alto at age six and switched to tenor five years later. He attended Berklee before working with Jack McDuff and Lonnie Smith. After three years with Woody Herman's Orchestra, Lovano moved to New York and began playing regularly with Mel Lewis’ Big Band. This influence is still present in his solos. He often plays lines that convey the rhythmic drive and punch of an entire horn section.

Recent Work

One of the top saxophonists of the 1990s, Joe Lovano continues to grow and explore as a musician. He has a husky tenor tone based in the tradition, but an approach to improvisation that is modern and daring. In the early ‘80s he began working in John Scofield’s Quartet and a bass-less trio with Paul Motian and Bill Frisell. Steeped in the tradition of Ornette Coleman, Motian’s recordings show off Lovano’s avant-garde abilities. Scofield’s Quartet straddled the line between “inside” and “outside”. These recordings feature some of Lovano’s best work. John Scofield (born December 26, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio) is a jazz guitarist and composer, who played and eventually collaborated with Miles Davis. ... Stephen Paul Motian, born in Providence, Rhode Island on 25 March 1931, is an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction. ... William Richard Bill Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Ornette Coleman (born March 19, 1930) was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, and one of the more notable figures in jazz history. ...

Lovano has enduring musical partnerships with John Scofield and Paul Motian, having participated in some of their most noteworthy projects over the years.

He is currently a jazz artist on the international level. His live work, specifically Quarterts at the Village Vanguard, garnered a Down Beat "Jazz Album of the Year" award. Other releases include Trio Fascination and 52nd Street Themes. Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to jazz. ...

Discography

As Leader

• Tones, Shapes and Colors (1985)
• Hometown Sessions (1986)
• Solid Steps (1986)
• Village Rhythms (1988)
• Worlds (1989)
• Landmarks (1990)
• Sounds of Joy (1991)
• From the Soul (1991)
• Universal Language (1992)
• Tenor Legacy (1993)
• Quarterts: Live at the Village Vanguard (1994)
• Rush Hour (1994)
• Ten Tales (1994)
• Celebrating Sinatra (1996)
• Tenor Time (1997)
• Flying Colors (1997) with Gonzalo Rubalcaba
• Trio Fascination: Edition One (1998)
• Friendly Fire (1999) with Greg Osby
• 52nd Street Themes (2000)
• Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination, Volume 2 (2001)
• Viva Caruso (2002)
• On This Day ... at the Vanguard (2003)
• I'm All for You (2004)
• Joyous Encounter (2005)

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Collaborations

• Unknown Voyage (1985) with Furio Di Castri
• Grand Slam (2000) with Jim Hall, George Mraz, and Lewis Nash
• Fourth World (2001) with James Emery, Judi Silvano, and Drew Gress
• ScoLoHoFo (2003) with John Scofield, Dave Holland, and Al Foster
• Gathering of Spirits (2004) with Michael Brecker and Dave Liebman

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External Links

• Official Website (http://www.joelovano.com/)