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Joe Lovano | |
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 Lovano in 2024 at DROM (David Haney's New York Jazz Stories) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Salvatore Lovano |
| Born | December 29, 1952 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, modal jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | 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)[1] is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. Though best known as a tenor saxophonist, Lovano has also recorded on alto clarinet, flute[1] and drums, amongst other instruments.[2] 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.[3]
- ^ a b "Joe Lovano." Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Joe Lovano - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Lovano". Grammy.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2021.