Jazz review: Chilly night at the Ford warmed by ‘Spring Quartet’

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Spring Quartet: DeJohnette, Lovano, Spalding, Genovese For a jazz super group, the Spring Quartet is something of a phantom. Most Angeleno jazz fans had never heard of the quartet, but they all know the names of saxophonist Joe Lovano, drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist Esperanza Spalding and pianist Leo Genovese. When the group performed at the ...

Jazz masters soon to play Theatre Raymond Kabbaz

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Guitar supremo John Scofield and masterful saxophonist Joe Lovano, both illustrious practitioners of their respective instruments, call upon drummer Louis Nash and bassist Ben Street to complete a galactic quartet offering two concerts at the cozy Theatre Raymond Kabbaz. John Scofield is considered one of the most important jazz guitarists and composers in Jazz, a ...