The Wayne Escoffery Quintet at NYC's Jazz Standard on April 16th & 17th, 2013!

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

116 East 27th street b/t Park and Lex

212-576-2232

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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.

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Bobby Sanabria, Eddie Palmieri, Candido et al., Press Conference re: The GRAMMY Travesty

On Sunday, May 22nd at 1 pm, world-renowned artists, celebrities, writers, activists and members of the media gathered at the world famous Nuyorican Poets’ Café, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

They voiced their opposition to the recent announcement by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) to eliminate Latin Jazz from GRAMMY consideration, as well as other styles of music that are representative of the diversity of the American musical landscape. 

Did you miss the press conference? You can find a link to the recorded broadcast below the list of outstanding participants.

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