Joe Lovano News

He is the veteran American saxophonist with the formidable international reputation.

All bets are off for a jazz supergroup like Grand Slam. Audiences usually look for fireworks from the leader; knowledgeable fans might keep their eye on a key sideman.

Legendary jazz guitarist Jim Hall is one of those rare talents who finds it hard to accept accolades.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has announced its May-June 2013 events, including Phantom Limb Company: 69S, McCoy Tyner Quartet with Special Guest Joe Lovano, Talk Cinema, Chris Botti , and Love, Loss and What I Wore.

Saxophone giant and composer Joe Lovano will perform with the William Paterson University Jazz Orchestra in the final concert of the spring Jazz Room Series at William Paterson University in Wayne on Sunday, May 5, at 8 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus.

Noodling gloriously, sax men Joe Lovano and Joshua Redman feel their way into the acoustics of a new space with "Blackwell's Message," named for the irresistible drumming of Ed Blackwell, who parlayed his New Orleans parade beat all over the world.

Looking to catch a gig? There are tons going on every night in New York City. Every week, DNAinfo sifts through them and brings you some of the best for the coming week.

Wadada Leo Smith's Ten Freedom Summers What better sound than Wadada Leo Smith's lacerating trumpet to depict the civil rights movement in music? Smith's 2012 release Ten Freedom Summers spans four CDs and brings his Golden Quartet/Quintet together with Southwest Chamber Music, a nine-piece ensemble of strings, winds and percussion.

Joe Lovano, the 2013 Jazz Legend winner for the 34th annual Tri-C JazzFest, on Saturday led his group Us Five on a rollicking tour through the jazz, and eventually was joined onstage by most of Cleveland's own jazz greats.

The inaugural Perth International Jazz Festival will take over the city for one weekend only from Friday 24 May - Sunday 26 May 2013, presenting 35 jazz performances across 7 stages throughout Perth and Northbridge.

Dani Rabin is a burgeoning guitar hero and could shred with the best of them, evidenced by this first-class band's third release, featuring guest spots by drummer Paul Wertico and percussionist Jamey Haddad .