Michelle Walker

Michelle Walker
Born (1967-01-09) January 9, 1967
Baumholder, Germany
Origin Washington, D.C.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Vocalist
Years active 1997–present
Labels JGP
Website michellewalkerjazz.com

Michelle Walker (born January 9, 1967) is a jazz vocalist, song writer and arranger based in New York city. She started her music career in the Washington, D.C. area where she was nominated for a Washington Area Music Association award (WAMA) for best jazz vocalist,[1] best debut album of the year[2] and best jazz group.[3] She has toured in concert in the United States, Canada, Israel,[4] England, Russia,[5] and the Netherlands. She has performed in concert, most notably with Mark Murphy.[6] She has performed in a number of jazz festivals either sharing the stage or opening in concert for vocalist Rene Marie, Carol Sloane, Wynton Marsalis, Chris Botti, George Benson, Sachal Vasandani, Kenny Washington, and Spyro Gyra.[7]

Early years

Walker was born in Baumholder, Germany. She was the fifth of six children to Captain Adolphus Walker Jr. (U.S. ARMY) and Linnie Mae Bardwell. Walker attended a specialized school for the arts, studying music, dance and theater. At the age of sixteen, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she remained studying classical voice and jazz vocal performance at the University of Maryland, College Park until she moved to New York City in 2007. Walker also studied voice privately and through master classes[8] taught by Betty Carter, Mark Murphy, Jay Clayton and Jon Hendricks. Walker has also studied jazz voice at Stanford University and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the Netherlands under teachers Madeline Eastman, Nancy Marano, Christian McBride, Jeff Clayton, Benny Green, Steve Davis , and Sam Rivers.

Discography

Year Artist Album Label
2002 Michelle Walker Slow Down JGP
2014 Michelle Walker
Hilary Gardner
Whitney James		 You've Got a Friend[9] JGP

References

  1. ↑ Washington Area Music Association Awards Nominee List 2004 Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  2. ↑ Washington Area Music Association Awards Nominee List 2002 Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  3. ↑ Washington Area Music Association Awards Nominee List 2003 Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  4. ↑ Article, Ben Shalev. Uptown jazz in downtown Tel Aviv Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  5. ↑ Article, Jazzed Magazine. Michelle Walker Returns To Russia As Cultural Ambassador Of Jazz Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ Jazz on Granby Concert Series, October 22, 2004. The Duke Ellington Songbook. Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  7. ↑ Joyce, Mike. Michelle Walker "Slow Down" The Washington Post, January 17, 2003 (Retrieved July 24, 2009)
  8. ↑ Interview, "Michelle Walker: Jazz Singer" Archived 2008-09-18 at Archive.is Feministing.com | November 03, 2007 (Retrieved July 27, 2009).
  9. ↑ Thepilot.com: "Sandhills Premiere for New Jazz Album" Retrieved September 25, 2014, from http://www.thepilot.com/news/features/sandhills-premiere-for-new-jazz-album/article_18079c5c-b13d-11e3-a641-0017a43b2370.html?mode=jqm
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