Pete Escovedo | |
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![]() Pete Escovedo at "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina", October 13, 2009 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Peter Michael Escovedo |
Born | Pittsburg, California, U.S. | July 13, 1935
Genres | Latin jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Percussion |
Peter Michael Escovedo Jr. (born July 13, 1935 in Pittsburg, California) is an American percussionist. [1]
With his two brothers, he formed the Escovedo Bros Latin Jazz Sextet, before Carlos Santana hired Pete and Coke Escovedo for his group, Santana. [2] Pete led the 14–24 piece Latin big band Azteca. [2]
He owned a nightclub, Mr. E's, in Berkeley, California in the late 1990s. [3]
Escovedo has four children; singer-percussionists Sheila E., Peter Michael Escovedo III, Juan Escovedo, and dancer/choreographer Zina Escovedo. [4]
Peter "Pete" Escovedo, Jr. and his daughter Sheila were presented with the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. [5]