Trumpeter Jim Rotondi has just released his third solo album on the Posi-Tone label, and as a long time collaborator, Joe was thrilled to be able to join the band which also features Danny Grissett, Barak Mori and Bill Stewart.
Praised for its searching quality whithin miles of sophistication, "1000 Rainbows" is now available in online and offline stores.

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More selected recordings feat. Joe Locke as guest artist

You can now vote for Joe Locke and a large selection of other amazing artists in this year's DownBeat Readers Poll. Joe is shortlisted in several categories - see "Jazz Artist", "Jazz band" and "Vibes".
The poll will close on August 24th, 2010. [...]

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"Over the last decade, Locke has secured a spot among the world’s top jazz vibists – and one of the most popular. Without sacrificing his jazz integrity or intent, Locke still manages to engage even casual listeners with a mixture of edgy attitude and artistic purity." [...]

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more Joe Locke press clippings

Three further recordings from Joe Locke's vast back catalogue have just been added to the Online Music Store: "Beauty Burning" (Sirocco 1999), recently voted amongst the most important Jazz albums of the decade; "Storytelling" (Sirocco 2001), Joe's hugely successful collaboration with vocalist Mark Ledford; and "4 Walls Of Freedom" (Sirocco 2003), feat. the late Bob Berg on tenor sax.

The Joe Locke Group feat. Geoffrey Keezer, George Mraz, Clarence Penn and vocalist Kenny Washington, from the recent recording "For The Love Of You"

Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, New York City - January 30, 2010
(video by Jeff Jones, JALC) – find out more about the Joe Locke Group