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| The Wayne Escoffery Quintet at The Jazz Standard  Wayne Escoffery's The Only Son of One this 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. Reviews: Wayne Escoffery's "The Only Son of One" and Ben Riley's "Grown Folks Music" reviewed by Bill Milkowski @ JazzTimes! Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes - July 2012 Wayne Escoffery's "The Only Son of One" receives a four star review by Chris Robinson in DownBeat!Chris Robinson, DOWNBEAT - July 2012 The Wayne Escoffery Quintet - "The Only Son of One"(Sunnyside SSC 1320), April 16th & 17th at The Jazz Standard Featuring Wayne Escoffrey - tenor saxophone, Rachel Z - keyboards, Orrin Evans - piano, Hans Glawischnig - bass, Jason Brown - drums Performing Music From His Latest CD write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |