On tour: Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano “Once Around The Room – A Tribute to Paul Motian” with Larry Grenadier, Thomas Morgan, Anders Christensen, Jorge Rossy, Joey Baron
★★★★: “The core essence of this heartfelt homage: Lead and follow at the same time, share the space and let the music carry you — a Motian-like mantra if there ever was one.“ – Downbeat (US)
★★★★★: “In dreams – if you dream music rather than pictorial imagery and we often do – the soundtrack which is always an abstraction and mysterious is something ideally like Once Around the Room.” – Marlbank (IR)
★★★★: “Much more than a tribute, Once Around The Room captures Motian’s spirit and walks with it to a performance that has a compelling sense of vibrant celebration as well as solemn recognition of greatness.” – Jazzwise (UK)
“Everything is played with mastery and respect. The repertoire is round and the music brilliant. Also, it contains the best Lovano we’ve heard on a record in recent times, and that’s no small thing.” – El Pais (ES)
23/05/2023–28/05/2023
Village Vanguard
New York, US
24/10/2023
Bergamo Jazz Festival (duo)
Bergamo, Italy
25/10/2023
Neumünster (duo)
Zürich, Switzerland
26/10/2023
MÜPA Festival
Budapest, Hungary
28/10/2023
Deutsches Jazzfestival
Frankfurt, Germany
29/10/2023
Trifolion
Echternach, Luxemburg
01/11/2023
Salle Pederewski
Lausanne, Switzerland
02/11/2023
Flagey
Bruxelles, Belgium
03/11/2023
De Bijloke
Gent, Belgium
04/11/2023
So What’s Next Festival
Eindhoven, Netherlands
05/11/2023
Tivoli Vredenburg
Utrecht, Netherlands
06/11/2023
Teatro Cervantes
Malaga Jazz Festival, Spain
Photo: Søren Lynggaard Andersen