Pete Escovedo

Mexican-American jazz musician and percussionist · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1935 · age 91

Peter Michael Escovedo Jr. is an American percussionist.

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2021Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardAward2017“…When I was a kid, I didn’t know what I was going to do. Even when I started playing music, I had no idea that I would get to this point in my professional life…”In their words23 November 2017Jazz TimesRead the whole statement

“Family is very important to me because my own family was so disruptive ... Me and my brothers and sister were like ping pong balls, we didn’t know where we would end up.”In their words27 August 2017East Bay TimesRead the whole statement

1935Born13 July 1935

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That did it for me, the applause, the vibe…I said, “that’s it man, that’s what I want to do. Forget the art.
On switching to music after an apprenticeship at an advertising agency in “Still drumming at 82, Latin Jazz legend Pete Escovedo pens, Own words

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