The Wayne Escoffery Quintet at NYC's Jazz Standard on April 16th & 17th, 2013!
March 6, 2013 at 10:45 PM
The Wayne Escoffery Quintet
"The Only Son of One"
(Sunnyside SSC 1320)
April 16th & 17th
@ The Jazz Standard
Set Times: 7:30 & 9:30pm
Featuring
Wayne Escoffery - tenor saxophone
Rachel Z - keyboards
Orrin Evans - piano
Hans Glawischnig - bass
Jason Brown - drums
Performing Music From His Latest CD
The Only Son Of One
The Jazz Standard
Wayne Escoffery’s The Only Son of One is his first CD of all original music and is inspired by his childhood in London, England focusing on pivotal events of his life as a toddler and his teen years. Living in an abusive family environment and leaving with his mother to find a better life in the United States was a profound experience, and this music chronicles the emotional, psychological and spiritual journey of a young boy.
Performing the music is Wayne’s new quintet featuring pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Hans Glawischnig, drummer Jason Brown and keyboardist and Miles Davis veteran Adam Holzman.
To further add to the uniqueness of this project, Wayne has asked his friend and best selling author of The Color of Water James McBride to write the liner notes for the CD jacket. The photography is being provided by highly noted French Jazz photographer Philippe Levy-Stab.
