Lionel Loueke at Jazz Standard

Praised by his mentor Herbie Hancock as a musical painter, the sound of Lionel Loueke combines harmonic sophistication, soaring melody, and a deep knowledge of African music with a beautifully personalized acoustic guitar technique. He toured the world as a member of Hancocks band for more than a decade and most recently joined the touring group of Chick Corea. Loueke released four albums on the fabled Blue Note label and performed as a member of Blue Notes 75th anniversary allstar band with Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge, Kendrick Scott, Ambrose Akinmusire and Marcus Strickland. The artists most recent album, Close Your Eyes (Newvelle Records, 2018) featured his singular interpretations of songs by Wayne Shorter (Footprints), Miles Davis (Solar), and John Coltrane (Naima)...

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Praised by his mentor Herbie Hancock as a musical painter, the sound of Lionel Loueke combines harmonic sophistication, soaring melody, and a deep knowledge of African music with a beautifully personalized acoustic guitar technique. He toured the world as a member of Hancocks band for more than a decade and most recently joined the touring group of Chick Corea. Loueke released four albums on the fabled Blue Note label and performed as a member of Blue Notes 75th anniversary allstar band with Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge, Kendrick Scott, Ambrose Akinmusire and Marcus Strickland. The artists most recent album, Close Your Eyes (Newvelle Records, 2018) featured his singular interpretations of songs by Wayne Shorter (Footprints), Miles Davis (Solar), and John Coltrane (Naima). When I listened to Lionel, I hear not only the beauty, richness and intricacy of the traditional music of our country Benin but also the cutting edge of contemporary sounds. (Angelique Kidjo)Lionel Loueke guitar & vocalsMassimo Biolcati bassEric Harland drums

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