The great saxophonist Joe Lovano has appeared on a number of ECM recordings over the last four decades, including much-loved albums with Paul Motian, Steve Kuhn and John Abercrombie.
Trio Tapestry is his first as a leader for the label, introducing a wonderful new group and music of flowing lyricism, delicate texture, and inspired interplay. Lovano and pianist Marilyn Crispell are in accord at an advanced level inside its structures. “Marilyn has such a beautiful sound and touch and vocabulary,” Joe enthuses. Drummer Carmen Castaldi, a Lovano associate of long-standing, also responds to the trio environment with sensitivity, subtly embellishing and detailing the pieces. Lovano: “We play together like an orchestra, creating an amazing tapestry. I brought in the material, but there’s an equal weight of contribution, creating music within the music, and harmonizing it in a really special way.” Trio Tapestry was recorded at New York’s Sear Sound studio in March 2018, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Joe Lovano, saxophone
Marilyn Crispell, piano
Carmen Castaldi, drums
Jan 27 / Buffalo, NY / Albright-Knox Art Gallery / Trio Tapestry (Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldi)
Feb 09 / Boulogne-Billancourt, FR / La Seine Musicale / Tribute to Michel Petrucciani
Feb 16 / St. Catharines, ON / Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival / Singin’ and Swingin’: A Jazz Summit
Feb 19-23 / New York, NY / Birdland / The Saxophone Summit (Dave Liebman, Greg Osby)
Mar 01 / Tucson, AZ / Crowder Hall – University of Arizona / w/ UA Studio Jazz Ensemble
Mar 08 / Aliso Veijo, CA / Soka Performing Arts Center – Soka University / Nonet
Mar 11 / Santa Cruz, CA / Kuumbwa Jazz Center / Trio Tapestry
Mar 12 / Albuquerque, NM / Outpost Performance Space / Trio Tapestry
Mar 14 / San Francisco, CA / SFJAZZ Center – Miner Auditorium / Nonet
Mar 15 / San Francisco, CA / SFJAZZ Center – Miner Auditorium / Trio Fascination (Bill Frissel, Tyshawn Sorey) + Trio Tapestry
Mar 16 / San Francisco, CA / SFJAZZ Center – Miner Auditorium / w/ Chucho Valdés
Mar 17 / San Francisco, CA / SFJAZZ Center – Miner Auditorium / Tenor Summit (Joshua Redman, Ravi Coltrane)
Mar 22 / Tours, FR / Le petit faucheux / w/ Baptiste Trotignon Trio
Mar 23 / Bordeaux, FR / Opéra National de Bordeaux / w/ Baptiste Trotignon Trio
Apr 10 / Princeton, NJ / McCarter Theatre / Spring Quartet (Jack DeJohnette, Esperanza Spalding, Leo Genovese)
Apr 13 / Austin, TX / Bates Recital Hall / w/ University of Texas Jazz Orchestra
Apr 14 / Boston, MA / Berklee Performance Center / Spring Quartet
Apr 15 / Ithaca, NY / Bailey Hall / Spring Quartet
Apr 17 / Oberlin, OH / Finney Chapel / Spring Quartet
Apr 24 / San Francisco, CA / Miner Auditorium / Spring Quartet
Apr 26 / Seattle, WA / The Moore Theatre / Spring Quartet
Apr 27 / Hollywood, CA / Ford Theatre / Spring Quartet
Apr 28 / Boulder, CO / Boulder Theater / Spring Quartet
May 01 / Chicago, IL / City Winery / Spring Quartet
May 03 / Detroit, MI / Detroit Orchestra Hall / Spring Quartet
May 04 / Kalamazoo, MI / Dalton Center Recital Hall / Spring Quartet
May 09 / Stockholm, SE / Fasching / Trio Tapestry
May 11 / Oslo, NO / Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene / Trio Tapestry
May 13 / Vienna, AT / Porgy & Bess / Trio Tapestry
May 15 / Berlin, DE / Pierre Boulez Saal / Trio Tapestry
May 16 / Prague, CZ / Jazz Dock / Trio Tapestry
May 17 / Munich, DE / Jazzclub Unterfahrt / Trio Tapestry
May 18 / Bonn, DE / Jazzfest Bonn / Trio Tapestry
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