PM Woodwind is thrilled to welcome, for the first time, world renowned saxophonist Joe Lovano for a Performance and Master Class.
Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer and producer Joe Lovano is fearless in finding new modes of artistic expression. With a Grammy win for his 52nd Street Themes and 14 other nominations, he has won DownBeat Magazine’s Critics and Readers Polls countless times as Tenor Saxophonist, Musician of the Year, Jazz Album of the Year and Triple Crowns from DownBeat. He has also received numerous awards from JazzTimes and the Jazz Journalists Association for Tenor Saxophone, Album of the Year and Musician of the Year.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 29, 1952 he attended the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston where years later he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate. Since 2001 he has held the Gary Burton Chair in Jazz Performance and is a founding faculty member since 2009 of the Global Jazz Institute at Berklee directed by Danilo Pérez. He is a guest lecturer at New York University’s Jazz Program, Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music as well as Clinician at Universities around the globe.
Joe 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 Valdés, Ornette Coleman, Diana Krall, and many others. Joe has created an extensive body of work for his own ensembles including strings, woodwinds, his horn-rich Nonet, the Classic Quartet, Trio Tapestry, and more.
Also, in addition to saxophone, Joe will be playing a Stowasser Tarogato. It is called “Soprano Tarogato Lovano Model”. Visit them at :
https://www.tarogato.hu/en/Joe will be joined by Chicago bassist Marlene Rosenberg
Reservations are not required, but to be guaranteed a seat please call or email for a reservation since seating is limited.
When: Sunday, March 30th – from 4pm – 6pm
Where: PM Woodwind – space next door –
826 Custer Ave. Evanston, IL 60202
Info: PM Woodwind – 847-869-7049
PM Woodwind is easily accessible by the CTA Redline Main Street stop or the Metra Main Street Station. Street parking is available.
As always, this event is free and open to the public.
This event will be live streamed on the PM Woodwind Facebook Page.
Facebook Event Page :https://www.facebook.com/events/1033314605339028/?onload_action=open_invite_flow
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