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Jazz on 3: Joe Lovano's Us Five at Ronnie Scott's

01/03/2010

Joe Lovano's Us Five at Ronnie Scott's

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Jez Nelson presents saxophonist Joe Lovano and his quintet Us Five at Ronnie Scott's.

Jez Nelson presents American saxophonist Joe Lovano performing with his quintet Us Five at Ronnie Scott's in London.

Joe Lovano's Us Five at Ronnie Scott's

Jez Nelson presents a giant of jazz in concert at Ronnie Scott's. American saxophonist Joe Lovano weaves together jazz past, present and future with his acclaimed quintet Us Five featuring James Weidman on piano, bassist Esperanza Spalding and two drummers - Otis Brown and Francesco Mela. 

Joe Lovano was born in Ohio to a musical family in 1952. He rose to prominence during the 1980s playing with John Scofield's quartet and Paul Motion's bass-less trio with Bill Frisell. Since then he has led many of his own groups, developing a tone that combines Stan Getz's breathy melodic style and Coltrane's gruffness with a deep-seated knowledge of jazz composition to date. 

Presented by Jez Nelson
Produced by Joby Waldman 
jazzon3@bbc.co.uk
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 3
PLAYLIST

Extract from 'Dibango' by Joe Lovano's Us Five (details below)

CD tracks:

Artist: Myra Melford
Track title: Through the Same Gate
Composer: Myra Melford
Album title: The Whole Tree Gone
Label: Firehouse 12

Artist: Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown
Track title: Punchbag
Composer: Jason Adasiewicz
Album title: Varmint
Label: Cuniform Records

Artist: Curios
Track title: 2009 World Champion
Composer: Tom Cawley
Album title: The Other Place
Label: Edition

Curios UK tour dates:

Mar 26 @ Wakefield Jazz 
April 06 @ The Stables, Milton Keynes 
April 09 @ Millennium Hall, Sheffield 
April 10@ Future Inns, Bristol 
April 11@ Taleisin Theatre, Swansea
April 14 @ Vortex Jazz Club, London 
April 18 @ Lichfield Guildhall 
April 20 @ RWCMD, Cardiff 
April 23 @ Kettle's Yard, Cambridge 
May 22 @ Newark Jazz Festival

Artist: Django Bates 
Track title: Billie's Bounce
Composer: Charlie Parker
Album title: Beloved Bird
Label: Lost Marble Records

Django Bates' Beloved Bird UK tour dates:

08 April @ Band on the Wall, Manchester
09 April @ Brewery Arts Centre, Kendell
10 April @ CBSO Centre, Birmingham
11 April @ The Stables, Milton Keynes
13 April @ Vortex Jazz Club, London
15 April @ Poole Light House, Poole
16 April @ South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell

Artist: Agusti Fernandez & Barry Guy
Track title: Annalisa
Composer: Barry Guy
Album title: Some Other Place
Label: Maya Records

Joe Lovano's Us Five recorded at Ronnie Scott's, London on May 26, 2009

Line up:
Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone and aulochrome)
James Weidman (piano)
Esperanza Spalding (bass)
Otis Brown (drums)
Francesco Mela (drums)

Set list:
The Dawn of Time
Dibango
Page 4
Viva Caruso

All compositions by Joe Lovano

Recommended further listening:
Artist: Joe Lovano's Us Five
Album: Folk Art
Label: Blue Note

Robert Glasper Trio perform a cover of Bjork's 'Yoga' recorded in session.

Line up:
Robert Glasper (piano)
Alan Hampton (bass)
Chris Dave (drums)

CD track:

Artist: Dan Berglund's Tonbruket 
Track title: Sailor Waltz
Composer: Dan Berglund & Tonbruket
Album title: Tonbruket
Label: ACT

Dan Berglund's Tonbruket UK tour dates:

13 March @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
15 March @ QEH Southbank Centre, London
20 March @ The Button Factory, Dublin
25 March @ Band On The Wall, Manchester
26 March @ Lakeside, Nottingham
27 March @ Sage, Gateshead
28 March @ Turner Sims, Southampton
29 March @ The Stables, Milton Keynes
30 March @ CBSO Centre, Birmingham
31 March @ The Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple
01 April @ St. Georges, Hall Bristol.

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