Charles Lloyd News

Charles Lloyd may, in many ways, be the ideal ECM artist of the new century. Certainly since returning to the label in the late '80s, his recordings, all with wonderfully diverse, yet all uniformly spiritual ensembles, have set a new standard for music that is simultaneously introspective and energetic.

An avid audiophile and music collector, Hovan is a Cleveland-based writer/photographer and regular contributor to AAJ , Cleveland Scene , and Down Beat .

Zakir, Eric and I may come from different backgrounds, but it is a small planet and we are here on the homeward journey together.

Jack DeJohnette is among the elite players in jazz, a drummer whose resume includes work with Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charles Lloyd and Keith Jarrett.

With 2012 barely underway, it looks like it's going to be a year to remember for drum legend Jack DeJohnette.