1. Joseph Salvatore Lovano was born on December 29,1952 and is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist.
17 Facts About Joe Lovano
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Joe Lovano's wife is singer Judi Silvano, with whom he records and performs.
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Joe Lovano was a longtime member of the late drummer Paul Motian's trio alongside guitarist Bill Frisell.
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Joe Lovano was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, to Sicilian-American parents; his father was the tenor saxophonist Tony Joe Lovano.
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In Cleveland, Joe Lovano's father exposed him to jazz throughout his early life, teaching him the standards, as well as how to lead a gig, pace a set, and be versatile enough to find work.
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Joe Lovano started on alto saxophone at age six and switched to tenor saxophone five years later.
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Joe Lovano received an honorary doctorate of music from the college in 1998.
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Joe Lovano spent three years with the Woody Herman orchestra, then moved to New York City, where he played with the big band of Mel Lewis.
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Joe Lovano often plays lines that convey the rhythmic drive and punch of an entire horn section.
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In 2008 Joe Lovano formed the quintet Us Five with Esperanza Spalding on bass, pianist James Weidman, and two drummers, Francisco Mela and Otis Brown III.
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Joe Lovano played reed and percussion instruments he had collected since the 1970s.
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In recent years Joe Lovano has released three records with trumpeter Dave Douglas in a co-led group called Sound Prints.
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Joe Lovano has moved over to ECM records, largely adopting the mellow vibe and use of space characteristic of the label.
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Joe Lovano is a high-profile guest on the acclaimed Arctic Riff by Polish pianist Marcin Wasilewski.
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Joe Lovano taught Jeff Coffin after Coffin was given a NEA Jazz Studies Grant in 1991.
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Joe Lovano has played Borgani saxophones since 1991 and exclusively since 1999.
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Joe Lovano has his own series called Borgani-Lovano, with a pearl silver body and 24K gold keys.