Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano | |
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Lovano in 2024 at DROM (David Haney's New York Jazz Stories) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Joseph Salvatore Lovano December 29, 1952 |
| Genres | Jazz, modal jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophones, clarinet, tárogató, flute, drums, gongs |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Soul Note, Evidence, Enja, Blue Note, ECM |
| Website | www |
Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. Though best known as a tenor saxophonist, Lovano has also recorded on alto clarinet, flute and drums, amongst other instruments. He has earned a Grammy Award and several mentions in Down Beat magazine's critics' & readers' polls. His wife is singer Judi Silvano, with whom he records and performs. Lovano was a longtime member of the late drummer Paul Motian‘s trio alongside guitarist Bill Frisell.