J.D. Walter

J.D. Walter (born July 2, 1967 in Abington, Pennsylvania) is a jazz vocalist.

Career

Walter grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He sang in the St. Luke's choir when he was six and later in the American Boychoir school.

Beginning in 1985, he studied jazz vocals at the University of North Texas, then the Conservatory for the Arts in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In the 2000s, he taught at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He released his first and second albums in 2000.[1]

Walter has performed at festivals in Europe, the Middle East, Central America and Russia. He has performed at events for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the Music Educators National Conference. He has taught at the Sibelius Conservatory in Finland, Jazz Palau De Valencia in Spain, Moscow Music Consort, the Kazan Music Conservatory in Russia, the Prins Claus Conservatorium in Groningen, Holland, Ionian University in Corfu, Greece, Queens College, The New School, City College of New York, and Long Island University.

Among the musicians Walter has worked with are Nasheet Waits, Eric Revis, Dave Liebman, Bob Dorough, Billy Hart, Nicholas Payton, Jean-Michel Pilc, Bill Evans, John Benitez, Mark Murphy, Ari Hoenig, Bill Goodwin, Randy Brecker, Tim Warfield, John Swana, Seamus Blake, Tarus Mateen, Orrin Evans, Sean Jones, and Sonia Sanchez.

Discography

  • Sirens in the C-House (Encounter/Dreambox Media Recordsm, 2000)
  • Clear Day (Double-Time, 2001) with Dave Liebman
  • Dedicated to You with the Steve Rudolph Trio (PACT, 2004)
  • 2Bass, a Face and a little skin (Encounter/Dreambox, 2006)
  • Live in Portugal (Jwal, 2008)
  • Live at the 55 Bar (Jwal & 55bar, 2009)
  • One Step Away(Jwal, 2013)

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "J.D. Walter". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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