Jazz Bassist Jonah Jonathan talks with Tenor Saxophonist Joe Lovano. This interview is an extensive conversation on many interesting topics. Joe is one of the true giants in jazz and has worked with some of the biggest names in music.

Joe Lovano is a Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Down Beat magazine has twice named him Jazz Artist of the Year, and he scored a prestigious trifecta in 1998: nominations for Musician of the Year, Improviser of the Year, and Best Tenor Saxophonist in the New York Jazz Awards. He also topped both the Down Beat readers and critics polls as Tenor Player of the Year in 2000. Lovano attended Berklee in the early 1970s and received an honorary doctor of music degree from the college in Joe has worked with many of the biggest names in this music including: McCoy Tyner, Hank Jones, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, Branford Marsalis, Jim Hall, and Paul Motian. He has recorded over 30 records as a leader and has been a sideman on hundreds of recordings.

Some of the things discussed in this video:

1. Tony Big T Lovano

2. Cleveland Scene And The Early Years

3. Starting to Sit In/Gig

4. The Berklee College Of Music Years

5. The Smiling Dog Saloon

6. The Organ Scene

7. The Jazz Loft Scene

8. Big Band Years

9. The Free Jazz Scene

10. The spirits of the masters are always with you

11. Playing With Mulgrew Miller

12. Success In The Music Scene

13. Playing WIth Tony Bennet And Lady Gaga On Cheek To Cheek

14. Grammies

15. The WoodShed

16. Teaching At William Paterson And Berklee School Of Music

17. Performance

18. Advice

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http://www.joelovano.com/

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