Vibraphonist Joe Locke’s new album, “Makram,” is an homage to musicians who have influenced him and his band.
Joe Locke
Posted inMusic
The F Word: ‘I’ve Got Rhythm’
With an appropriate amount of hometown pride and fanfare, there’s no way vibraphonist Joe Locke couldn’t feel the outpouring of local love from the capacity crowd at the newly renovated Little Theatre Friday night.
Posted inMusic
Joe Locke at The Little, and celebrating Joe Dady
Jeff Spevak previews vibraphonist Joe Locke’s return to The Little Theatre and shares more on Saturday’s memorial concert for Joe Dady.
Posted inMusic
Album review: ‘Subtle Disguise’
Joe Locke ‘Subtle Disguise’ Origin Records joelocke.com Anyone who has witnessed a performance by homegrown and world-renowned vibraphonist Joe Locke knows one thing: he does not stand still. The same can be said for his music. Every album brings a fresh group of musicians and unexpected turns. “Subtle Disguise” – featuring pianist Jim Ridl, bassist […]
Posted inSpecial Sections
FEATURE: Joe Locke
As a teenager in Rochester, Joe Locke was studying drums and piano when his mom saw an ad for a vibraphone in the newspaper. She bought it and launched a career that has taken Locke to the top of the jazz world. “I can still remember being in my bedroom on Park Ave practicing the […]
Posted inMusic
Rochester Music Hall of Fame announces 2016 inductees
The Rochester Music Hall of Fame Wednesday morning announced its inductees for 2016, and it seems to have got it right. The induction ceremony, scheduled for Sunday, April 24, is Rochester, baby! No six degrees of separation or artists that have nothing to do with the city. This year’s lineup is wonderfully diverse and the […]
Posted inMusic
Jazz Fest 2015, Day 4: Ron reviews Joe Locke, Eivind Opsvik Overseas, and Trio Red
When former RochesterianJoe Locke plays at Kilbourn Hall it’s always an event. I still vividly remember a long-haired Locke as a punky teenager, already brilliant on the vibes, playing little clubs on Alexander Street. And look at him now, arguably the best jazz vibraphonist in the world. The hometown fans couldn’t be more proud and […]
Posted inMusic
Jazz Fest 2015, Day 4: Frank reviews Joe Locke, Blue Highway, Stephane Wrembel, and Kat Edmonson
Joe Locke’s double malleted arms were a blur last night at his 6 p.m. Kilbourn Hall show. It was if he were a cross between an octopus and a helicopter. You could literally feel the heat coming off of him. This was my fourth or fifth time seeing the vibe master and by far the […]
Posted inMusic
ALBUM REVIEW: “Love is a Pendulum”
Joe Locke “Love is a Pendulum” Motéma Music joelocke.com When I heard that hard-driving vibraphonist Joe Locke’s new album, “Love is a Pendulum,” was based on a poem of the same name by Barbara Sfraga, I was a bit skeptical. Then I read the poem. It’s a beautiful work, dealing with the elusiveness of love, […]
