Music
The accomplished musician’s set includes accompaniment from siblings, her mother and her Latin percussionist father, Pete Escovedo.
Jan. 7, 2002
Pop Beat: A life marked by promise and tragedy is now being rebuilt on what the musician calls ‘battered optimism.’
March 30, 1996
The love affair between Pete Escovedo and the world of percussion took off like wildfire, and is still burning 45 years later.
Aug. 8, 1996
The motto for Pete Escovedo and his kids should be, “The family that drumstogether stays together.”
July 29, 2000
Los Lobos, Jackson Browne and Billy Corgan are adding their names to the list of pop musicians contributing songs to “Por Vida,” a double album that will benefit ailing singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo.
Jan. 21, 2004
For Pete Escovedo, father of Sheila E. and Peter Michael, moving from the Bay Area was a family affair. And so is his music.
Jan. 1, 2002
Can a Latin jazz-based show draw 8,000 fans to the San Diego Sports Arena?
June 21, 1990
California
Pedro Escovedo, a plumber and amateur musician who became the patriarch of a musical family that includes two former members of the band Santana and a pop soloist, Sheila E, died Thursday, according to his son, Mario.
Feb. 21, 2004
Travel & Experiences
Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Youssou N’Dour and Pete Escovedo and his Latin Jazz Orchestra are a few of the artists in the extensive lineup.
Sept. 23, 2007
Trombone Shorty and the Pete Escovedo Orchestra add to the festive atmosphere.
June 14, 2010