GRAMMY® Award-Winning Saxophonist JOE LOVANO is fearless in finding new modes of artistic expression. “One of the jazz world’s most celebrated musicians,” says NPR. Tickets for Joe Lovano and his Acclaimed Quartet at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH on Sunday July 16 at 7:30 P.M., as well as the current list of 2023 shows, can be found on Ticketmaster.com and Jimmy’s Online Event Calendar at: https://www.jimmysoncongress.com/events.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 14x-GRAMMY® Nominated Jazz Saxophonist and Composer JOE LOVANO and his Acclaimed Quartet on Sunday July 16 at 7:30 P.M. The Joe Lovano Quartet includes: GRAMMY® Award Nominated Pianist KENNY WERNER; GRAMMY® Award Nominated Drummer FRANCISCO MELA; and Acclaimed Bassist JOHN LOCKWOOD.
Joe Lovano has won Downbeat Magazines Critic’s Polls, Jazz Times Critic’s Poll, and Jazz Journalist Association Awards countless times as “Tenor Saxophonist of the Year”, “Musician of the Year”, and “Jazz Album of the Year.”
“The titan among us”
— DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
“A vibrant player who delivers an award-worthy performance every time out”
— WALL STREET JOURNAL
“Jazz royalty”
— BOSTON GLOBE
“Mr. Lovano’s performance is a knockout”
— NEW YORK TIMES (Live Performance Review)
In the mid-1980’s, Joe Lovano began working in a quartet with John Scofield and in a trio with Bill Frisell and Paul Motian. From 1991 through 2016, Lovano released an unprecedented 25 acclaimed albums as a leader for historic Blue Note Records. Lovano began this lengthy and historic period on Blue Note Records with the albums Landmarks (1991) and From the Soul (1991 – the latter featuring Michel Petrucciani, Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell). Other outstanding releases on Blue Note included the highly diverse album Rush Hour (1994 – tracks range from solo to big band), as well as album collaborations with saxophonists Joshua Redman (Tenor Legacy – 1993) and Greg Osby (Friendly Fire – 1999).
Joe Lovano played the tenor saxophone on the 2007 McCoy Tyner album Quartet which included 8x-GRAMMY® Award-Winning Bassist Christian McBride. In 2008, Lovano formed the quintet Us Five with Esperanza Spalding on bass, pianist James Weidman, and two drummers, Francisco Mela and Otis Brown III. Folk Art (2009) was an album of compositions by Lovano that the band hoped to interpret in the spirit of the avant-garde jazz and loft jazz of the 1960’s. Bird Songs (2011) was a highly acclaimed tribute to Charlie Parker. West African guitarist Lionel Loueke appeared with the Quintet on the album Cross Culture (2013).
In 2019, Lovano released his debut album as a bandleader on ECM Records, Trio Tapestry, with Marilyn Crispell and Carmen Castaldi. Over the next few years, Lovano saw the release of three additional ECM Records albums: ROMA (2019 – a collaboration with Enrico Rava); Arctic Riff (2020 – a special guest appearance with the Marcin Wasilewski Trio); and the sophomore release from Lovano’s Trio Tapestry, Gardens of Expression (2021). Most recently, Joe also released his third acclaimed album with Sound Prints, a quintet he co-leads with trumpeter Dave Douglas, entitled Other Worlds (2021).
Joe Lovano has performed and recorded with a long list of jazz greats including: Woody Herman, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Mel Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer, Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Tony Bennett, Abbey Lincoln, Charlie Haden, John Scofield, Gunther Schuller, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Ed Blackwell, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Hank Jones, Dave Liebman, Michael Brecker, Dave Douglas, Judi Silvano, Ravi Coltrane, Chucho Valdes, Ornette Coleman, Diana Krall, and many others.
JOE LOVANO Tickets & Current Schedule of Shows
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club’s 2023 Schedule of Shows now includes 9 NEA Jazz Masters, 45 GRAMMY® Award-Winning Artists, 38 Blues Music Award-Winners, and a comprehensive list of talented musicians with 435+ GRAMMY® Award Nominations amongst them. Tickets for the JOE LOVANO QUARTET at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club on Sunday July 16 at 7:30 P.M., as well as the current list of 2023 shows, can be found on Ticketmaster and Jimmy’s Online Event Calendar at: https://www.jimmysoncongress.com/events.
ABOUT JIMMY’S JAZZ & BLUES CLUB
The mission of Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club is to provide guests with a one-of-a-kind, world-class experience featuring serious jazz and blues music served with exceptional cuisine. Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club features a spectacular and visually breathtaking environment engineered to deliver the highest quality acoustics while utilizing state-of-the-art production, sound and lighting technologies. Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club is located within a beautifully restored 1905 building at 135 Congress Street in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For more information visit www.jimmysoncongress.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JimmysJazzBlues and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjazzblues/. Sign-up for Jimmy’s Email Newsletter to stay informed on Upcoming Shows, New Artist Announcements, Promotional Offers, Ticket On-Sale Dates, Special Performances, and Jimmy’s Sunday Jazz Brunch.
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An architecturally breathtaking center of arts and culture in the heart of historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club offers a rare and spectacular venue to host important corporate functions, weddings, intimate or large-scale social gatherings, private parties, and memorable celebrations. The team at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club put heart and soul into creating a stunning full-service event space with new state-of-the-art production, sound and lighting technologies delivered with outstanding next-level culinary experiences. Our high-touch approach, provided by professional and experienced event staff, ensures that everything is tailored to exceed your expectations. To start a conversation about hosting your event at Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues Club, please call us at 888-603-5299, or fill out Jimmy’s Private Event Request Form.
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