The Joe Locke Quartet, featuring Jay Anderson, Joe LaBarbera and Jonathan Kreisberg, have toured Europe successfully in 2007, receiving raving reviews and media acknowledgements following their release "Sticks and Strings". [read more]

Joe's most recent band project, Force of Four, is a highly dynamic quartet featuring Ricardo Rodriguez (piano), Johnathan Blake (drums) and Robert Rodriguez (bass). Their forthcoming album on the Origin label will be released in June 2008. [read more]

Joe's celebrated collaboration with Romero Lubambo, Nilson Matta and Duduka Da Fonseca has been selling out the most prestigious Jazz venues. They have just released "Live at JazzBaltica" on the MAXJAZZ label. [watch videos]

The Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Group is a powerhouse of a band. Since both musicians had independent, well-established careers before teaming up, their names vie for top billing. [read more]

Christos was Joes graduate student at the Manhattan School of Music from September 1997 to May 1999. The lessons were serious business, but there were times when they seemed more like a party... [read more]

Joe loves playing with pianist Frank Kimbrough, who has been a close friend for many years. They have recorded two studio albums together, Saturn's Child and The Willow, with a third (this time a live CD) on the way... [read more]

Joe Locke considers 4 Walls of Freedom to be the fruition of his musical journey thus far. He feels extremely fortunate to have some of the greatest musicians in the world as his band mates.  [read more]

Joe Locke has been involved with education projects worldwide and continues to seek out opportunities to work with young musicians who are keen to learn more about the art of improvisation. [read more]