Pete Escovedo and His Orchestra: Latin Jazz Star at George’s Celebrating Pete's 77th Birthday August 25, 2012

Pete Escovedo and His Orchestra: Latin Jazz Star at George’s Celebrating Pete's 77th Birthday
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Heat up your evening here at George’s with Bay Area jazz legend Pete Escovedo. The master percussionist's music seamlessly flows between Latin jazz, salsa, funk and R&B styles. In addition to his many years as a bandleader, Pete also spent three years in Santana, and is the father of pop star Sheila E.

Pete Escovedo is an artist who broke down the barriers between Smooth Jazz, Salsa, Latin Jazz and contemporary music. His name has been synonymous in the music industry for more than 50 years. Pete Escovedo believes that there is healing through music and has donated his time to numerous charity events to help children around the world by teaching the importance of music. George’s is honored to have this Bay Area native here with us!

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