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Dino Govoni
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tenor-Yamaha Custom Z, JodyJazz DV NY 8*, Vandoren ZZ 3 1/2 alto-Stephonhauser, JodyJazz HR 8M, Vandoren ZZ 3 soprano-Selmer Series III, Selmer Super Session J, Vandoren ZZ 3
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Dino Govoni: Hiding in Plain Sight
by Jack Bowers
Tenor saxophonist Dino Govoni acquits himself well on the curiously-titled Hiding in Plain Sight, his third album for Whaling City Sound, as do his colleagues on this basically bop-leaning, mainly quintet studio date. The qualifier mainly" is necessary because trumpeter Alex Sipiagin performs on only five of the album's nine tracks. On the others, Govoni is cradled by his capable rhythm section, pianist Henry Hey, bassist Michael Pope and drummer Jeff Tain" Watts. Each of the numbers ...
read moreDouglas Olsen: 2 Cents
by Jack Bowers
What seems at first blush to be a nonet on this splendid new album is actually trumpeter Douglas Olsen's core quartet, amplified on various selections by talented guests who raise the number anywhere from a quintet to an octet. Even though Olsen has been a super-busy free-lancer on the New England jazz scene for more than two decades, 2 Cents is apparently his first recording date as leader of his own group; with that in mind, perhaps Olsen reasoned it ...
read moreDino Govoni: In The Library
by Glenn Astarita
Saxophonist Dino Govoni's wide-ranging jazz vernacular is conveyed rather effectively during this sprightly set. He possesses a broad tone, augmented with fluent lines and a relaxed vibe. With his quartet, the artist explores various harmonic frontiers, amid slight shifts in momentum and medium to torridly swinging tempos
The rhythm section implements a frisky Latin-jazz groove on the title piece. Here, Govoni utilizes the soprano saxophone for a series of lilting motifs, contrasted with a spacious approach. Whereas ...
read moreDino Govoni: In the Library
by Jack Bowers
Young Boston-based saxophonist Dino Govoni, who has appeared as a sideman on a number of recent albums, steps forward to lead a talented quartet on In the Library, an earnest volume of engaging post-bop essays, most of them written by Govoni and his companions. The exceptions are Chick Corea’s melodious “Again and Again” and Suzanna Sifter’s volatile “Lines for Charlie.” Govoni’s supple, aggressive but always well-modulated tenor sax reminds me of another formidable young lion, Eric Alexander -- high praise ...
read moreDino Govoni: In the Library
by Dan McClenaghan
Like a skilled prose writer, saxophonist Dino Govoni gives you a good straight ahead story, a linear narrative, with stylistic asides, subtle and wonderful surprises. The writer's story may beguile you, but it's the occasional odd sentence, the unusual but on-target diction, the deft and vibrant turn of phrasing interspersed thoughout that holds the audience's attention from first page to last. Dino Govoni, on In the Library, his second CD on Whaling City Sound, does just that, musically.His ...
read moreDino Govoni: Breakin' Out
by Jack Bowers
No young lion, tenor saxophonist Dino Govoni has been diligently mastering his craft while working steadily in the Boston–New York area for more than two decades, and the seasoning is evident on his impressive debut album, the well–named Breakin’ Out. Govoni, a blues–based modernist who lists John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Michael Brecker and fellow Bostonians Jerry Bergonzi and George Garzone among his influences, has a warm, masculine sound, plays confidently at every tempo and seldom resorts to screeching or growling ...
read moreDino Govoni: Breakin' Out
by Dave Nathan
Whaling City Sound gathered some talented players, veterans and newcomers, for this take no prisoners hard bop set. This blowing session is reminiscent of those events which regularly took place throughout the 1950's and 1960's led by the likes of Hank Mobley, Kenny Wheeler, Johnny Griffin and others responsible for building the foundation for this hard driving jazz genre. Relatively new on the scene, Dino Govoni on his debut CD ably demonstrates he is well aware of his musical lineage. ...
read moreDino Govoni And Hilary Noble Lead The New Big-City Jazz Sounds Of The Whaling City Sound Label
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All About Jazz
Saxophonists Dino Govoni and Hilary Noble star in Whaling City Sounds' two latest releases. Both feature the kind of sultry sophistication and edgy execution for which the fledgling imprint is fast becoming known. Govoni, who has been perfecting his artistry on both the Boston-New York scenes for two decades, is following up his debut as a bandleader, Breakin' Out, with the live jazz of his new disc In The Library. Boston's Noble, an adventurous saxophonist and percussionist with an Afro-Cuban ...
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Primary Instrument
Saxophone, tenor
Location
Boston
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
I've been an instructor at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA for the past 12 years. I teach all levels of private instruction to saxophonists.