Joe Lovano's New Group, Us Five, Live at the Village Vanguard

[bretprimack]

I finally got a chance to shoot at the Vanguard.

As part of my ongoing mission to keep Jazz from becoming invisible, I've just posted the latest installment of my video blog, "Joe Lovano: In The Music," which features the saxman's new group, Us Five, live at the Village Vanguard. I was in New York last month to document the group's first recording session, which will be released next year on Blue Note. The Lovano Vanguard shoot was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream because I started coming to Sunday matinees at the Vanguard in 1966, while I was still in high school. For a young Jazz fan, the place was magic, in fact it still is.

When I moved to New York in 1968 to attend NYU Film School, I became a regular. Backstage, in the kitchen, I was able to experience, first hand, the funny, insightful people who create this music. As I got to know more musicians, I saw the connection between the person and the creation. And that's what I've tried to share, both in my writing, and now, as the Jazz Video Guy.

http://www.jazzvideoguy.tv

[Tom Storer]

I finally got a chance to shoot at the Vanguard.

I read that first sentence and had images of you firing out the window in a drive-by.

Good video!

[MartyJazz]

I finally got a chance to shoot at the Vanguard.

As part of my ongoing mission to keep Jazz from becoming invisible, I've just posted the latest installment of my video blog, "Joe Lovano: In The Music," which features the saxman's new group, Us Five, live at the Village Vanguard. I was in New York last month to document the group's first recording session, which will be released next year on Blue Note. The Lovano Vanguard shoot was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream because I started coming to Sunday matinees at the Vanguard in 1966, while I was still in high school. For a young Jazz fan, the place was magic, in fact it still is.

When I moved to New York in 1968 to attend NYU Film School, I became a regular. Backstage, in the kitchen, I was able to experience, first hand, the funny, insightful people who create this music. As I got to know more musicians, I saw the connection between the person and the creation. And that's what I've tried to share, both in my writing, and now, as the Jazz Video Guy.

http://www.jazzvideoguy.tv

Loved the portrait of Joe. He's a blast in so many contexts. Hadn't realized that Esperanza Spalding whom I caught on, of all places, Letterman's show, is now in his group.