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Joe’s March Picks
Hand selected each month by Joe Locke, drawn from a deep well of personal favorits, new discoveries and great inspiration…
Joe Locke Group back at Dizzy’s
Joe will be returning to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in NYC for four nights in April, presenting his highly popular quintet featuring vocalist Kenny Washington April 20 – 23, 2016 | sets 7:30pm & 9:30pm Book your seats here Joining Joe Locke and Kenny Washington this year will be pianist Robert Rodriguez, Lorin Cohen on bass […]
Jim Rotondi “Dark Blue”
For 20+ years, Jim Rotondi was one of the trumpet heroes of the New York City jazz scene and a musician whose fiery playing and daring solos firmly established him as a torchbearer of the Lee Morgan-Freddie Hubbard-Woody Shaw trumpet tradition. Like so many jazz greats before him, he’s based in Europe now, but he’s […]
Joe Locke to be inducted into Rochester Music Hall of Fame
We are proud to announce that Joe Locke will be honored with the induction into the Rochester NY Music Hall Of Fame, joining an incredible cast of fellow inductees. The class of 2016 Pee Wee Ellis saxophonist and James Brown bandleader and co-writer Howard Hanson Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and 40-year director of Eastman School of Music […]
5-Movement ‘Love Is A Pendulum’ Suite now available
We’re exhilarated about finally making this music available, having had so many requests for the sheet music. You can now get your hands on the 5 Movement “Love Is A Pendulum” Suite from the album. While all tunes are also available individually with accompanying audio, the full Suite package contains a special treat: In addition to […]
‘This New October’ live in Muri
Captured at Musig im Pflegidach in Muri, Switzerland this January, where Joe and his quartet (feat. Robert Rodriguez, Terreon Gully and Ricky Rodriguez) enjoyed Stephan Diethelm’s generous hospitality and wonderful audience. This Jazz Series – part of Murikultur – is an extraordinary initiative with great people who know exactly how to make artists feel welcome […]
Final European Tour concert in London
After a successful whirlwind tour through five European countries, the Joe Locke Group celebrated their last concert at London’s Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho to a packed house of old and new friends. Thanks to the many fans who came out to support the music and to the extraordinary talents of partners in crime Robert […]
Love Is A Pendulum makes ‘Best Of 2015 lists’
As the year comes to a close, Joe’s new album ‘Love Is A Pendulum‘ (Motéma Music) has been included in a number of Best of 2015 lists including the DownBeat Magazine best albums of 2015 round up. Special thanks to the wonderful Raul Midón for giving ‘Love Is A Pendulum’ a very prominent thumbs up as his pick […]
January 2016 ‘Love Is A Pendulum’ Tour
Join Joe and his ‘Love Is A Pendulum’ Group – Robert Rodriguez, Terreon Gully, Ricky Rodriguez – in Europe this month. 19 Jan 2016: Germany Berlin A-Trane 21 Jan 2016: Spain Madrid Sala Clamores 22 Jan 2016: Spain Madrid Sala Clamores 24 Jan 2016: Switzerland Muri Jazz Im Pflegidach 25 Jan 2016: Switzerland Rheinfelden Q4 Jazz Club 26 Jan 2016: Italy […]
European Tour dates
‘Love Is A Pendulum’ will be on the road in Europe this January. We’re psyched to present the original group with Grammy nominated Robert Rodriguez (piano), Terreon Gully (drums) and Ricky Rodriguez (basses).
