Wednesday, October 18, 2023
7:30 PM
(Note: this concert will take place at Bread & Salt, location of the Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego)
The Athenaeum Art Center and Bread & Salt join together to present this special concert at Bread & Salt in Logan Heights on Wednesday, October 18. Brilliant tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, featured in past Athenaeum Jazz performances with Tom Harrell, Mingus Dynasty, and Amina Figarova, returns at the head of his own stellar quartet featuring pianist Dave Kikoski, bassist Ugonna Okegwo, and drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith.
A 2014 Downbeat Critics Poll and Grammy Award winner, Escoffery is one of the jazz world’s most talented rising stars and in-demand sidemen. Over the years he has recorded and performed internationally with a who’s who in jazz, including Ron Carter, Ben Riley, Abdullah Ibrahim, Eric Reed, Carl Allen, Al Foster, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Rufus Reid, Wallace Roney, and Herbie Hancock, to name just a few. The New York Times praised him as “a powerful, passionate player.” The Chicago Reader wrote, “Escoffery has a large, vibrant sound … and a lyrical streak that can get a complicated solo to sing and dance.”
For his San Diego debut as a leader, Escoffery will include pieces by landmark tenor sax giant Harold Land, an internationally revered jazz artist who grew up in the 1940s and 1950s on National Avenue in Barrio Logan. Escoffery commented, “I’ve always been a huge fan of Harold Land and am probably one of the few tenor saxophonists who, as a student, dedicated hours on end in the practice room studying his improvisational vocabulary and style.”
The concert will be in person at Bread & Salt There are no physical tickets for this event. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. This event will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of the concert.
Masks optional. If you have a fever, cough, or flu-like symptoms, please stay home.