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Joe Lovano | |
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![]() Lovano at the 2005 Newport Jazz Festival | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Joseph Salvatore Lovano |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | December 29, 1952
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 |
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]