Mario Escalera

An awarded Jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist in the mainstream tradition of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis & John Coltrane. Mario has a unique style & sound of his own and has performed and recorded with Jaki Byard, Ray Draper, Patato Valdez, Richard Williams, Al Hibbler, Reggie Workman, etc., and was musical director for Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Mario Escalera, deceased on December 1, 2017