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

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 [email protected] 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.