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ALBUMMakramJoe Locke
Albums by Joe Locke
ALBUMMakramJoe Locke
ALBUMLove in TranslationRosario Giuliani, Roberto Gatto, Joe Locke & Dario Deidda
ALBUMSubtle DisguiseJoe Locke
ALBUMLove Is a PendulumJoe Locke
ALBUMDesert FlowerLenny Sendersky & Tony Romano
ALBUMLay Down My Heart (Blues & Ballads Vol. 1)Joe Locke
ALBUMSigning (feat. Terreon Gully & Mike Pope)Joe Locke & Geoffrey Keezer Group
ALBUMVIAJoe Locke, Geoffrey Keezer, Tim Garland & Storms/Nocturnes
ALBUMFor the Love of YouJoe Locke
ALBUMNocturne for AvaBob Sneider & Joe Locke
Artist Biography
One of the most strikingly gifted jazz vibraphonists of his generation, Joe Locke cut his teeth with local bands in the north east--sitting in with visiting jazzmen, including Dizzy Gillespie and Pepper Adams--before relocating to New York in the early 1980s. He was featured on Gunther Schuller’s Mingus ‘Epitaph’ tour, which performed Charles Mingus’s epic composition at major concert halls worldwide, and visited Russia several times to play with the Igor Butman Group in the '90s. Locke also toured Japan and Europe with Eddie Henderson’s Quintet and teamed up with pianist Frank Kimbrough for SATURN'S CHILD. In addition to his touring commitments and solo career, Locke also leads the high-energy electric group Wirewalkers, playing jazz versions of R&B and pop songs alongside jazz standards.
Hometown
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Genre
Jazz