Since 2000, he has been working in New York City with Carl Allen, Eric Reed, and the Mingus Big Band. Other musicians performed with include Ralph Peterson, Ben Riley, Ron Carter, Rufus Reid, Bill Charlap, Bruce Barth, Jimmy Cobb, and Eddie Henderson. He has worked with vocalists including Mary Stallings, Cynthia Scott, Nancie Banks, LaVerne Butler, and Carolyn Leonhart. In addition to performing with his own Quartet featuring David Kikoski, Ugonna Okegwo and Ralph Peterson, Escoffery currently performs and tours with Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet, The Mingus Band, Ron Carter's great Big Band, Monty Alexander, Amina Figarova and many others. He is currently a member of The Tom Harrell Quintet and has been since 2006. He has also co-produced four of Harrell's latest recordings.
At age eleven, Escoffery joined The New Haven Trinity Boys Choir and began taking saxophone lessons from Malcolm Dickinson. At sixteen, he left the choir and began a more intensive study of the saxophone, attending the Jazzmobile in New York City, the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, and the ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven. During his senior year in high School, he attended the Artists Collective, Inc. in Hartford, Connecticut. He met Jackie McLean, a well known alto saxophonist and founder of the jazz program at The Hartt School.
Escoffery was awarded a full scholarship to attend The Hartt School, where he studied with McLean for four years, and earned a bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance summa cum laude in 1997. He then attended the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts (1997–1999). During this time, he toured with Herbie Hancock and performed and studied with several jazz greats. In 1999, he graduated with a master's degree and moved to New York to begin his professional career.
Escoffery married vocalist Carolyn Leonhart in 2004.[2] As of 2020, they are no longer married.[3] Together they have one child, and have collaborated on many performances, and appear together on several albums.
In 2014, Escoffery won the 62nd Annual Downbeat Critics Poll for rising star on the Tenor Saxophone and in 2010 won a Grammy with The Mingus Big Band. In 2016 he was appointed Lecturer in Jazz Improvisation and Combo Instructor at The Yale School of Music.
^ abMcNally, Owen (2012-03-29). "Wayne Escoffery Honored In New Haven". courant.com. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
^Wayne Escoffery (2008-09-15). "Public Service: Locating Wayne Escoffery's Missing Horn". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
^Leonhart, Carolyn (14 April 2020). JAZZIZ Daily Brunch: Carolyn Leonhart. JAZZIZ (YouTube interview). Brian Zimmerman (interviewer). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Wayne Escoffery news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wayne Escoffery born 23 February 1975 is an American jazz saxophonist Wayne EscofferyEscoffery in 2008Background informationBorn 1975 02 23 February 23 1975 age 48 London EnglandGenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s SaxophoneWebsitewayneescoffery wbr com Contents 1 Performing history 2 Biography 3 Discography 3 1 As leader 3 2 As sideman 4 References 5 External linksPerforming history editSince 2000 he has been working in New York City with Carl Allen Eric Reed and the Mingus Big Band Other musicians performed with include Ralph Peterson Ben Riley Ron Carter Rufus Reid Bill Charlap Bruce Barth Jimmy Cobb and Eddie Henderson He has worked with vocalists including Mary Stallings Cynthia Scott Nancie Banks LaVerne Butler and Carolyn Leonhart In addition to performing with his own Quartet featuring David Kikoski Ugonna Okegwo and Ralph Peterson Escoffery currently performs and tours with Ben Riley s Monk Legacy Septet The Mingus Band Ron Carter s great Big Band Monty Alexander Amina Figarova and many others He is currently a member of The Tom Harrell Quintet and has been since 2006 He has also co produced four of Harrell s latest recordings Biography editWayne and his mother Patricia Escoffery emigrated to the United States and settled in New Haven Connecticut in 1986 1 He attended ACES Educational Center for the Arts high school 1 At age eleven Escoffery joined The New Haven Trinity Boys Choir and began taking saxophone lessons from Malcolm Dickinson At sixteen he left the choir and began a more intensive study of the saxophone attending the Jazzmobile in New York City the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven and the ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven During his senior year in high School he attended the Artists Collective Inc in Hartford Connecticut He met Jackie McLean a well known alto saxophonist and founder of the jazz program at The Hartt School Escoffery was awarded a full scholarship to attend The Hartt School where he studied with McLean for four years and earned a bachelor s degree in Jazz Performance summa cum laude in 1997 He then attended the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory in Boston Massachusetts 1997 1999 During this time he toured with Herbie Hancock and performed and studied with several jazz greats In 1999 he graduated with a master s degree and moved to New York to begin his professional career Escoffery married vocalist Carolyn Leonhart in 2004 2 As of 2020 they are no longer married 3 Together they have one child and have collaborated on many performances and appear together on several albums In 2014 Escoffery won the 62nd Annual Downbeat Critics Poll for rising star on the Tenor Saxophone and in 2010 won a Grammy with The Mingus Big Band In 2016 he was appointed Lecturer in Jazz Improvisation and Combo Instructor at The Yale School of Music Discography editAs leader edit Times Change Nagel Heyer 2001 Intuition Nagel Heyer 2004 Veneration Savant 2007 Hopes and Dreams Savant 2008 Uptown Posi Tone 2009 The Only Son of One Sunnyside 2012 Live at Firehouse 12 Sunnyside 2014 Live at Smalls SmallsLIVE 2015 Vortex Sunnyside 2018 The Humble Warrior Smoke Sessions 2020 Like Minds Smoke Sessions 2023 As sideman edit With Tom Harrell Light On HighNote 2007 Prana Dance HighNote 2009 Roman Nights HighNote 2010 The Time of the Sun HighNote 2011 Number Five HighNote 2012 Colors of a Dream HighNote 2013 First Impressions HighNote 2015 With Black Art Jazz Collective Presented By The Side Door Jazz Club Sunnyside 2016 Armor of Pride HighNote 2018 Ascension HighNote 2020 With others Monty Alexander Wareika Hill Rasta Monk Vibrations MACD 2019 Nancie Banks Out of It GFI 2001 Noah Baerman Playdate Posi Tone 2009 Pat Bianchi Back Home Doodlin 2010 Pat Bianchi Something To Say The Music of Steve Wonder Savant 2021 Steve Davis Correlations Smoke Sessions 2019 Amina Figarova Blue Whisper In Out 2015 Amina Figarova Road to the Sun AmFi 2018 John Hasselback III Entrance Hasselcastle 2021 Frank Lacy Mingus Sings Sunnyside 2015 Carolyn Leonhart New 8th Day Sunnyside 2004 Carolyn Leonhart If Dreams Come True Nagel Heyer 2007 Carolyn Leonhart Tides of Yesterday Savant 2010 Joe Locke Force of Four Origin 2008 Mingus Big Band Tonight at Noon Three or Four Shades of Love Dreyfus 2002 Mingus Big Band I Am Three Sue Mingus Music 2005 Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard Sue Mingus Music 2010 Lonnie Plaxico Rhythm amp Soul Sirocco Music 2003 Eric Reed Happiness Nagel Heyer 2001 Ben Riley Memories of T Concord Jazz 2006 Ben Riley Grown Folks Music Sunnyside 2012 Avi Rothbard Twin Song MidLantic 2005 Avi Rothbard Standard Solo And Duet Sketches Rothbard Music RM Records 2016 Randy Sandke Jazz for Juniors Arbors 2009 Joris Teepe In the Spirit of Rashied Ali Jazz Tribes 2018 Akiko Tsuruga NYC Serenade Mojo jp 2008 References edit a b McNally Owen 2012 03 29 Wayne Escoffery Honored In New Haven courant com The Hartford Courant Retrieved 2019 10 01 Wayne Escoffery 2008 09 15 Public Service Locating Wayne Escoffery s Missing Horn All About Jazz Retrieved 2008 12 18 Leonhart Carolyn 14 April 2020 JAZZIZ Daily Brunch Carolyn Leonhart JAZZIZ YouTube interview Brian Zimmerman interviewer Retrieved 22 May 2020 External links editOfficial site Review of Veneration at JazzChicago net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wayne Escoffery amp oldid 1177504724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
