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The next Joe Lovano concert is scheduled for Sunday, July 6, 2025 at Placa Jaume in Vilafranca Del Penedès, Spain. See all 13 upcoming concerts

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Top Songs By Joe Lovano

Listen to I Can't Help It (feat. Joe Lovano) by Esperanza Spalding, see lyrics, music video & more!

I Can't Help It (feat. Joe Lovano)Esperanza Spalding

Listen to I Have the Room Above Her by Paul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano, see lyrics, music video & more!

I Have the Room Above HerPaul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano

Listen to Early Autumn by Joe Lovano, see lyrics, music video & more!

Early AutumnJoe Lovano

Listen to Osmosis Part III by Paul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano, see lyrics, music video & more!

Osmosis Part IIIPaul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano

Listen to Glimmer Of Hope by Marcin Wasilewski Trio & Joe Lovano, see lyrics, music video & more!

Glimmer Of HopeMarcin Wasilewski Trio & Joe Lovano

Listen to Chapel Song by Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell & Carmen Castaldi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Chapel SongJoe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell & Carmen Castaldi

Listen to Look to the Black Wall by Bill Frisell, Paul Motian, Jim Pepper, Ed Schuller & Joe Lovano, see lyrics, music video & more!

Look to the Black WallBill Frisell, Paul Motian, Jim Pepper, Ed Schuller & Joe Lovano

Listen to Love in the Garden by Joe Lovano & Marcin Wasilewski Trio, see lyrics, music video & more!

Love in the GardenJoe Lovano & Marcin Wasilewski Trio

Listen to Dreamland by Paul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano, see lyrics, music video & more!

DreamlandPaul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano

Listen to Odd Man Out by Paul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano, see lyrics, music video & more!

Odd Man OutPaul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano

Upcoming Concerts for Joe Lovano

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Latest Release

Listen to Homage by Joe Lovano & Marcin Wasilewski Trio

ALBUMHomageJoe Lovano & Marcin Wasilewski Trio

More albums from Joe Lovano

Listen to Our Daily Bread by Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell & Carmen Castaldi

ALBUMOur Daily BreadJoe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell & Carmen Castaldi

Listen to Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian by Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano

ALBUMOnce Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul MotianJakob Bro & Joe Lovano

ALBUMHeritage/Evolution, Vol. 2PRISM Quartet, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter & Ravi Coltrane

Listen to Garden of Expression by Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell & Carmen Castaldi

ALBUMGarden of ExpressionJoe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell & Carmen Castaldi

Listen to Arctic Riff by Marcin Wasilewski Trio & Joe Lovano

ALBUMArctic RiffMarcin Wasilewski Trio & Joe Lovano

Listen to Trio Tapestry by Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell & Carmen Castaldi

ALBUMTrio TapestryJoe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell & Carmen Castaldi

Listen to Scandal (feat. Lawrence Fields, Linda May Han Oh & Joey Baron) by Joe Lovano & Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints

ALBUMScandal (feat. Lawrence Fields, Linda May Han Oh & Joey Baron)Joe Lovano & Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints

ALBUMCompassion: The Music of John ColtraneDave Liebman & Joe Lovano

ALBUMThe Latin Side of Joe HendersonConrad Herwig & Joe Lovano

ALBUMCross CultureJoe Lovano

Listen to No Beginning, No End (No Beginning, No End) by Kenny Werner & Joe Lovano

ALBUMNo Beginning, No End (No Beginning, No End)Kenny Werner & Joe Lovano

Listen to Stolas: Book of Angels, Vol. 12 by John Zorn, Masada Quintet & Joe Lovano

ALBUMStolas: Book of Angels, Vol. 12John Zorn, Masada Quintet & Joe Lovano

ALBUMSymphonicaJoe Lovano

Listen to Time and Time Again by Paul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano

ALBUMTime and Time AgainPaul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano

Listen to Streams of Expression by Joe Lovano

ALBUMStreams of ExpressionJoe Lovano

ALBUMThe Mezzo Sax EncounterBenjamin Koppel & Joe Lovano

Listen to I Have the Room Above Her by Bill Frisell, Paul Motian & Joe Lovano

ALBUMI Have the Room Above HerBill Frisell, Paul Motian & Joe Lovano

Listen to Joyous Encounter by Joe Lovano

ALBUMJoyous EncounterJoe Lovano

Listen to I'm All for You (Ballad Songbook) by Joe Lovano

ALBUMI'm All for You (Ballad Songbook)Joe Lovano

ALBUMSolid StepsJoe Lovano

ALBUMViva CarusoJoe Lovano

Listen to Flights of Fancy - Trio Fascination, Edition 2 by Joe Lovano

ALBUMFlights of Fancy - Trio Fascination, Edition 2Joe Lovano

Listen to Hometown Sessions by Joe Lovano

ALBUMHometown SessionsJoe Lovano

Listen to 52nd Street Themes by Joe Lovano

ALBUM52nd Street ThemesJoe Lovano

Listen to Friendly Fire by Joe Lovano & Greg Osby

ALBUMFriendly FireJoe Lovano & Greg Osby

Listen to Trio Fascination, Edition I by Joe Lovano

ALBUMTrio Fascination, Edition IJoe Lovano

Listen to Flying Colors by Joe Lovano & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMFlying ColorsJoe Lovano & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Celebrating Sinatra by Joe Lovano

ALBUMCelebrating SinatraJoe Lovano

ALBUMRush HourJoe Lovano

Listen to Ten Tales by Joe Lovano & Aldo Romano

ALBUMTen TalesJoe Lovano & Aldo Romano

ALBUMTenor LegacyJoe Lovano

Listen to Universal Language by Joe Lovano

ALBUMUniversal LanguageJoe Lovano

ALBUMFrom the SoulJoe Lovano

ALBUMLandmarksJoe Lovano

Listen to Sounds of Joy by Joe Lovano, Ed Blackwell & Anthony Cox

ALBUMSounds of JoyJoe Lovano, Ed Blackwell & Anthony Cox

ALBUMVillage RhythmJoe Lovano

Artist Playlists

Joe Lovano Essentials

This keeper of the post-bop flame also pushes his tenor sax into experimental realms.

Joe Lovano: The Session Musicians

Applying his velvety versatility to countless contexts.

Joe Lovano: Deep Cuts

The tenor-sax fixture flexes across live cuts and outliers.

About Joe Lovano

Hometown

Cleveland, OH, United States

Born

December 29, 1952

Genre

Jazz

This tenor saxophonist’s stately tone, beautiful playing, and cool command of a century’s worth of jazz idioms—especially bebop, post-bop, and free jazz—have made him one of the genre’s more popular and critically acclaimed figures. Born in Cleveland in 1952, Joe Lovano learned his trade at the feet of his father, tenor saxophonist Tony “Big T” Lovano. After graduating from the Berklee College of Music, Lovano played with Brother Jack McDuff, Lonnie Smith, and, after moving to New York, Mel Lewis’ big band. He began a long association with Paul Motian in the early ’80s, which included several sublime trio albums with Berklee classmate Bill Frisell, and released his solid solo debut, Tones Shapes & Colors, in 1985. Lovano found a longtime home on Blue Note with 1991’s Landmarks, eventually winning a Grammy for 2000’s bebop-nodding 52nd Street Themes. In more than 30 albums as leader, he has explored John Coltrane’s spiritual jazz, classical-influenced third-stream sounds, and even the lyrical majesty of another timeless tenor: Enrico Caruso. He pivoted to ECM’s expansive sonic vistas with 2019’s Trio Tapestry, featuring pianist Marilyn Crispell and drummer Carmen Castaldi.