Joe Lovano
"Hearing Wayne Shorter in our soundcheck one day play just one note per bar on the entire tune was a heavy lesson for me."
Joe went on to say, “…and that’s because every time Wayne plays, he’s feeling and hearing. And then you hear it and feel. And that’s the art of improvising.”
That’s a taste of the sensitivity and wisdom of Joe Lovano that you will hear throughout this conversation.
Joe talks about what it means to play as a group, using Miles’ groups through the years as examples, how great players make certain tunes sound like their tune, Michael Brecker’s work ethic, and playing drums every day in his studio – on Paul Motian’s famous set Paul gave him after a fire burned Joe’s previous set.