Lionel Loueke’s album Heritage, his dynamic third Blue Note album, which was co-produced by label mate Robert Glasper. Heritage finds Loueke, who was hailed by The New York Times as a gentle virtuoso exploring a more electric sound, with a new trio featuring Derrick Hodge on electric bass and Mark Guiliana on drums. The album [...]
Lionel Loueke: Benin’s Jazz Virtuoso – Video
August 14, 2012 | Posted by
Once in a while, a musician comes on the scene and changes everyone’s perceptions of a particular style of music. Lionel Loueke, whom Jon Pareles from the New York Times described as a gentle virtuoso, has done that with jazz. I recently sat down with him for an interview that I can only describe as [...]
