PARIS ESCOVEDO

Billboard Artist Paris Escovedo pays homage to his father, Coke Escovedo. The show will be a tribute to Coke Escovedo's musical legacy. The tribute will feature music from Coke’s band Azteca and Santana. We will also feature artists and musicians who performed with Coke. The show is dedicated to Coke Escovedo’s 50 years in the music industry.

Paris has over 37+years of professional experience in the entertainment business. He is a multitalented musician, actor, dancer, writer, and producer. Born in Oakland, California, and raised in the Bay Area. He branded his own sound called “Ghetto Jazz,” a union of urban, funk, soul, Latin Jazz, Hip Hop, and Afro-Cuban. Taught by his Legendary Father, Thomas “Coke” Escovedo. He continues the legacy, and performance is its own originals and classics.

Paris played percussion at the early age of two. Paris’ first professional gig was when he joined Bobby Brown’s world tour “Bobby” as a dancer, singer, and percussionist. Paris has performed, toured, and recorded with Grammy Award Artists such as Pink, Shaun Mullins, Angie Stone, Arrested Development, Lauryn Hill, Vitamin C, Speech, Collective Soul, Najee, Peter White, Mark Brown, The Dazz Band, and Howard Johnson. Paris has written and collaborated with many artists over the years. In 2021, he collaborated on the hip hop compilation “Smoke Chronicles Reloaded,” which charted #6 on iTunes and #19 on Billboard’s HipHop 100 Albums. More recently, in 2022, the “Paris Escovedo Smooth Jazz Compilation” charted number two on iTunes top 100 Jazz Albums. Paris has received numerous awards, including the BMA’s for best Latin Jazz Band and Latin Soul Artist.