Joe Lovano Us Five
Joe Lovano Us Five , including Us Five , is a jazz - quintet consisting of Joe Lovano ( saxophone ), Esperanza Spalding ( bass ), James Weidman ( piano ) and Francisco Mela and Otis Brown III (both drums and percussion ). The debut album Folk Art , released in 2009, and the follow-up album, Bird Songs , recorded in 2010, were album of the year at the JJA Awards in 2010 and 2011 . Bird Songs was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album in 2012 . On the third long player Cross Culture , released in 2013, Peter Slavov played the bass for individual songs; partly guitarist Lionel Loueke expanded the formation.
In 2010 and 2011 the group received the JJA Award in the “Small Ensemble of the Year” category . In 2010 and 2011 she also won the Down Beat magazine's critics poll in the jazz group category.
Web links
- Joe Lovano Us Five on allmusic.com
- Joe Lovano Us Five on discogs.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2010 Nominees-WINNERS. June 2010
- ↑ 2011 Winners JJA Jazz Awards. June 12, 2011
- ↑ 2010 DownBeat Critics Poll. ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. August 31, 2010
- ↑ 2011 DownBeat Critics Poll. ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. August 31, 2011
