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<p><b>Joseph Paul Locke</b> (* <a href="18._M%C3%A4rz" title="18. März">18. März</a> <a href="1959" title="1959">1959</a> in <a href="Palo_Alto" title="Palo Alto">Palo Alto</a>, <a href="Kalifornien" title="Kalifornien">Kalifornien</a>, <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">USA</a>) ist ein US-amerikanischer <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a>-<a href="Vibraphon" title="Vibraphon">Vibraphonist</a> und <a href="Komponist" title="Komponist">Komponist</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Werdegang">Werdegang</h2></div>
<p>Nach zunächst selbst erlernter Improvisationstechnik studierte Locke klassische <a href="Perkussion_(Musik)" title="Perkussion (Musik)">Percussion</a> und Komposition an der renommierten <a href="Eastman_School_of_Music" title="Eastman School of Music">Eastman School of Music</a> unter John Beck, <a href="Gordon_Stout" title="Gordon Stout">Gordon Stout</a>, Ted Moore und <a href="Dave_Mancini" title="Dave Mancini">David Mancini</a>. Seither erhielt Locke große Anerkennung durch die internationale Presse und die Musikindustrie sowohl als Solist als auch als Bandleader und Produzent.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wirken">Wirken</h2></div>
<p>Als Jazzmusiker konnte Joe Locke bereits vor Abschluss der Highschool mit Musikern wie <a href="Dizzy_Gillespie" title="Dizzy Gillespie">Dizzy Gillespie</a>, <a href="Pepper_Adams" title="Pepper Adams">Pepper Adams</a> und <a href="Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa" title="Mongo Santamaría">Mongo Santamaría</a> zusammenarbeiten. Seit seinem Umzug nach <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> 1981 arbeitete er erfolgreich zusammen mit unter anderen <a href="Grover_Washington_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Grover Washington Jr.">Grover Washington Jr.</a>, <a href="Kenny_Barron" title="Kenny Barron">Kenny Barron</a>, <a href="Dianne_Reeves" title="Dianne Reeves">Dianne Reeves</a>, <a href="Eddie_Daniels" title="Eddie Daniels">Eddie Daniels</a>, <a href="Jerry_Gonzalez" title="Jerry Gonzalez">Jerry Gonzalez</a>’ Fort Apache Band, <a href="Rod_Stewart" title="Rod Stewart">Rod Stewart</a>, <a href="The_Beastie_Boys" class="mw-redirect" title="The Beastie Boys">The Beastie Boys</a>, <a href="Eddie_Henderson" title="Eddie Henderson">Eddie Henderson</a>, <a href="Hiram_Bullock" title="Hiram Bullock">Hiram Bullock</a>, <a href="Bob_Berg" title="Bob Berg">Bob Berg</a>, <a href="Ron_Carter" title="Ron Carter">Ron Carter</a>, <a href="Jimmy_Scott" title="Jimmy Scott">Jimmy Scott</a>, <a href="Geoff_Keezer" class="mw-redirect" title="Geoff Keezer">Geoffrey Keezer</a>, der <a href="Mingus_Big_Band" title="Mingus Big Band">Mingus Big Band</a> und <a href="Randy_Brecker" title="Randy Brecker">Randy Brecker</a>. 2011 wirkte er bei <a href="Ryan_Truesdell" title="Ryan Truesdell">Ryan Truesdells</a> <i><a href="Centennial_%E2%80%93_Newly_Discovered_Works_of_Gil_Evans" title="Centennial – Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans">Centennial – Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans</a></i> mit, um 2015 bei <a href="Jim_Rotondi" title="Jim Rotondi">Jim Rotondis</a> Album <i><a href="Dark_Blue_(Album)" title="Dark Blue (Album)"> Dark Blue</a></i> und <a href="Eddie_Palmieri" title="Eddie Palmieri">Eddie Palmieris</a> <i><a href="Sabidur%C3%ADa" title="Sabiduría">Sabiduría</a></i> (2017).
</p><p>Sein Album <i>Rev.elation</i> – ein Tribut an den Vibraphonisten <a href="Milt_Jackson" title="Milt Jackson">Milt Jackson</a> – erreichte 2005/2006 als erstes Album eine rekordbrechende achtwöchige Nummer-1-Platzierung in den US-Jazz-Week-Charts.
</p><p>Mehr als dreißig Alben hat Locke laut <a href="All_About_Jazz" title="All About Jazz">AAJ</a> als Leader herausgebracht sowie auf rund 120 Alben als Gastmusiker mitgewirkt. Er bekam dreimal (2006, 2008 und 2009) den <a href="Jazz_Journalists_Association" title="Jazz Journalists Association">Jazz Journalists Association</a> <a href="Liste_der_JJA-Awards-Sieger_der_2000er_Jahre" title="Liste der JJA-Awards-Sieger der 2000er Jahre">Award</a> als „Mallet Player of the Year“ (Vibraphon).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Solo-Diskografie_(Auszug)"><span id="Solo-Diskografie_.28Auszug.29"></span>Solo-Diskografie (Auszug)</h2></div>
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<ul><li>2023 – <i>Makram</i> Circle 9), mit Jim Ridl, Lorin Cohen, Samvel Sarkisyan</li>
<li>2015 – <i>Love Is A Pendulum</i> (<a href="Mot%C3%A9ma_Music" title="Motéma Music">Motéma Music</a>)</li>
<li>2013 – <i>The Joe Locke Quartet with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra: Wish Upon A Star</i> (<a href="Mot%C3%A9ma_Music" title="Motéma Music">Motéma Music</a>)</li>
<li>2013 – <i>Lay Down My Heart (Blues & Ballads, Volume 1)</i> – mit David Finck, Ryan Cohan, Jaimeo Brown</li>
<li>2012 – <i>Signing</i> – mit Geoffrey Keezer, <a href="Terreon_Gully" title="Terreon Gully">Terreon Gully</a>, Mike Pope</li>
<li>2011 – <i>VIA</i> – mit Geoffrey Keezer, Tim Garland (Origin)</li>
<li>2010 – <i>For The Love Of You</i> – mit Geoffrey Keezer, George Mraz, Clarence Penn und Kenny Washington (<a href="E1_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="E1 Music">E1 Music</a>)</li>
<li>2009 – <i>Mutual Admiration Society 2</i> – mit David Hazeltine (Sharp Nine)</li>
<li>2008 – <i>Force of Four</i> – (<a href="Origin_Records" title="Origin Records">Origin</a>)</li>
<li>2008 – <i>Verrazano Moon</i> – Joe Locke & Frank Kimbrough (<a href="OmniTone_Records" title="OmniTone Records">OmniTone</a>)</li>
<li>2007 – <i>Sticks and Strings</i> – The Joe Locke Quartet (MusicEyes)</li>
<li>2006 – <i>Live in Seattle</i> – Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Group (Origin)</li>
<li>2006 – <i>Fallen Angel</i> – mit Bob Sneider (Sons of Sound)</li>
<li>2005 – <i>Van Gogh by Numbers</i> – mit <a href="Christos_Rafalides" title="Christos Rafalides">Christos Rafalides</a> (Wire Walker)</li>
<li>2005 – <i>Rev.elation – A Milt Jackson Tribute</i> (Sharp Nine Records)</li>
<li>2005 – <i>Summertime</i> – mit Geoff Keezer (Eighty Eight’s / Sony Music)</li>
<li>2004 – <i>Summer Knows</i> – mit Geoff Keezer (Eighty Eight’s / Sony Music)</li>
<li>2004 – <i>Dear Life</i> – Joe Locke & 4 Walls Of Freedom (Sirocco Jazz)</li>
<li>2003 – <i>4 Walls Of Freedom</i> (Sirocco Music)</li>
<li>2002 – <i>State Of Soul</i> – (Sirocco Music)</li>
<li>2001 – <i>Storytelling</i> – (Sirocco Music)</li>
<li>2001 – <i>The Willow</i> – mit Frank Kimbrough (OmniTone)</li>
<li>2001 – <i>Beauty Burning</i> – (Sirocco Music)</li>
<li>1999 – <i>Mutual Admiration Society</i> – mit David Hazeltine Quartet (SharpNine)</li>
<li>1999 – <i>Saturn's Child</i> – mit Frank Kimbrough (OmniTone)</li>
<li>1999 – <i>Slander and other Love Songs</i> – (Milestone)</li>
<li>1998 – <i>Sound Tracks</i> – (Milestone)</li>
<li>1996 – <i>Inner Space</i> – (<a href="SteepleChase_Records" title="SteepleChase Records">Steeplechase</a>)</li>
<li>1995 – <i>Wirewalker</i> – (Steeplechase)</li>
<li>1995 – <i>Moment To Moment</i> – (<a href="Milestone_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Milestone Records">Milestone</a>)</li>
<li>1995 – <i>But Beautiful</i> – (Steeplechase)</li>
<li>1994 – <i>Wirewalker</i> – mit Kenny Barron (Steeplechase)</li>
<li>1994 – <i>Longing</i> – (Steeplechase)</li>
<li>1989 – <i>Present Tense</i> – mit Kenny Barron (Milestone)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.joelocke.com/">Joe Lockes Webpräsenz</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.attictoys.com/jazz/JL_intro.html">Vollständige Joe Locke Diskografie (zusammengestellt von Noal Cohen)</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/joelocke">Porträt von Joe Locke</a> auf AAJ, abgerufen am 12. Juni 2015</span>
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