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Song of the Week: Azteca's "Whatcha Gonna Do," from early Pete Escovedo
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Sep 1, 2016
Song of the Week: Azteca's "Whatcha Gonna Do," from early Pete Escovedo
If you couldn't make it to see Pete Escovedo play at the DNC, he's live and free at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena Sunday evening. We dig deep into his catalog for a Latin Jazz big band tune for our Song of the Week.
Pete Escovedo, still percussing at 81.
Pete Escovedo, still percussing at 81.
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If you couldn't make it to see Pete Escovedo play at the DNC, he's live and free at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena Sunday evening. We dig deep into his catalog for a Latin Jazz big band tune for our Song of the Week.

Did you see Pete Escovedo (with his daughter Sheila E.)

rock the Democratic National Convention?

Escovedo, 81, is playing for free at the Levitt Pavilion Pasadena Sunday at 7pm. (It's at Memorial Park, 85 E Holly, Pasadena CA 91103).

Back in 1972, Escovedo co-founded Azteca, a Latin Jazz big band with 15 to 25 members, and put out two albums - "Azteca" and "Pyramid of the Moon" - before taking a little break before putting out one more - "From the Ruins" - in 2008.

Our song of the week is "Whatcha Gonna Do," from 1973's "Pyramid of the Moon."