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Wayne Wallace: The Thrill of the Grammys
by Wayne Wallace
I have had the honor of performing on four Grammy-nominated recordings. Mister E, by Pete Escovedo, S.F. Bay, by the Machete Ensemble, Then Some, by Steve Berrios, and Far East Suite, by Anthony Brown and the Asian American Orchestra. This was my second time being a part of a Grammy presentation, but my first as the ...
Paois Records: The Little Label That Could
What do a radio promoter in Livingston, Texas, an entertainment lawyer in Berkeley, California, a publicist in Lincoln, Massachusetts, a sales rep who is a grandfather, and an operations & marketing director balancing her laptop in one hand and young child in the other have in common? They are all on the team of San Francisco-based ...
Lenny White: Jazz/Rock Collides Again
by Carl L. Hager
When that cool, overcast dawn arrived in Bethel, New York, neither the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair's expired permit, nor the rain, mud, and technical problems could have kept Jimi Hendrix and his Band of Gypsys from playing. It was destiny. Believe it. A hundred miles south on that same morning of August ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Pete Escovedo (Part 3)
Any Latin Jazz scene with an established tradition carries an identifiable “sound," a clear aural representation of the culture and values held by the area's musical community. The area's “sound" rises from the combination of musical choices prioritized by the musicians on the scene and the continued support for a group of musical ideas. Individuals certainly ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Pete Escovedo (Part 1)
When a musician looks back upon their lifetime, their accomplishments leave an impact upon their musical community and the depth of this impact defines their legacy. Individuals destined to leave a major footprint upon the musical world generally start early, dedicating all their spare time to the pursuit of musical growth. These individuals spend all their ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Pete Escovedo (Part 2)
Music has a funny way of changing over time--the ebbs and flows of creativity bring different ideas onto a musicians plate, forcing them to deal with it. Any musician has the option of ignoring the changes in popular taste, but they run the risk of becoming antiquated. Steadfast adherence to stylistic norms are important in some ...
Playboy Jazz Festival Adds the Pete Escovedo Orchestra Featuring Sheila E., Peter Michael and Juan Escovedo to Line-up on Saturday, June 12th at the Hollywood Bowl. Los Van Van Tour Cancelled.
The Pete Escovedo Orchestra featuring Sheila E., Peter Michael and Juan Escovedo will join the Playboy Jazz Festival line-up Saturday, June 12th, it was announced today by Dick Rosenzweig, President of the Playboy Jazz Festival. The group will replace Los Van Van, who regretfully have had to postpone their upcoming tour. “The coordinators of the tour ...
VW Brothers: Muziek
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Muziek is much too nondescript a name for an album, but then it is signed off with humility as being by “VW Brothers." While this fact is likely to add to the album's mystique, it demands immediate redress, for this is the memorable document of a musical journey that began years before the Van Wageningen Brothers--that ...
Latin Percussionist Pete Escovedo, Son Juan and Daughter Sheila E Visit Seattle's Jazz Alley
For Los Angeles percussionist Pete Escovedo, music has always been a family affair. The Northern California native first made his mark with his siblings Coke and Phil in the Escovedo Brothers Latin Jazz Band, a sextet that expanded the West Coast Afro-Cuban sound pioneered by Cal Tjader. Along with his brother Coke (who passed away in ...
30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival: In Pictures
by C. Andrew Hovan
30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival Detroit, Michigan September 4-7, 2009With perfect temperatures and wall-to-wall sunshine, Detroit recently celebrated a tradition that has brought jazz to the city every Labor Day weekend for the past 30 years. Billed as the largest free jazz festival in North America, this year's festivities ran ...
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