Walter Beasley
Date de naissance 24.5.1961 à California, Etats-Unis d Amérique
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Walter Beasley is an American saxophonist, a professor of music at the Berklee College of Music, and founder of Affable Publishing and Affable Records.
Biography
Beasley grew up in El Centro, California.[1] By the age of 13 he was singing in Spanish in a band called Los Elegantes, and he played in various bands and performed at clubs throughout middle and high school.[2]
Beasley graduated from Berklee in 1984,[3] and a year later took a short-term teaching position at the same school, which became a permanent career.[1] He is now professor at the school.[4]
In 1987, he released his first, self-titled, album,[3] and since 1998 has been one of the top ten best-selling African American saxophonists in the world.[4] Having grown up as a fan of R&B and funk and trained in classical and jazz saxophone,[5] his own style falls between contemporary R&B and contemporary jazz,[6] a blend which has been called "smooth jazz".[3]
He is not only an alto and soprano saxophonist and a singer,[7] but also a composer and producer.[5] He is the founder and CEO of Affable Publishing, and the owner of Affable Records.[3]
Discography
Album | Year | Label |
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Walter Beasley | 1987[3] | Polydor |
Just Kickin' It | 1989 | Mercury |
Intimacy | 1992 | Mercury |
Private Time | 1995[5] | Mercury |
Walter Beasley Live and More | 1996 | Affable |
Tonight We Love | 1997 | Shanachie |
For Your Pleasure | 1998 | Shanachie |
Won't You Let Me Love You | 2000 | Shanachie |
Rendezvous | 2002 | Shanachie |
Go With The Flow | 2003 | N-Coded Music |
Midnight Love | 2003 | Shanachie |
The Classic R&B Collection | 2004 | Shanachie |
For Her | 2005[2] | Heads Up |
Greatest Hits! | 2005 | Shanachie |
Live | 2006 | Shanachie |
Ready for Love | 2007[3] | Heads Up |
Sax Meditations | 2008 | Affable |
Free Your Mind | 2009[8] | Heads Up |
Backatcha | 2010 | Shanachie[9] |
Walter Beasley Live - In the Groove | 2010 | Affable |
Live in the Club | 2013 | Walter Beasley |
DVDs
Educational
- Sound Production for the Saxophone (Affable Publishing, 2003)
- Hip-Hop Improvisation (Affable Publishing, 2003)
- Circular Breathing with Walter Beasley
- 14 Steps to Maximizing Your Performance (for Saxophonists)
- Walter Beasley's Performance Workshop
- Walter Beasley presents Vocal Performance
- Improv Using Pentatonics
- Performance Insight
- Playing Blues
- Resolution Warm-Up
- Using Vibrato
- Improvisations and Delivery Clinic
Live
- Live at Scullers (Affable Records, 2003)[10]
- Live in the Club (Walter Beasley, 2013)
Books
- Performance Insight for Musicians
APPs
- Walter Beasley Smooth Jazz Alarm App
- Walter Beasley in Concert Transcriptions
- Music Lessons by Walter Beasley
- Hip hop Improvisation
- Walter Beasley Transcriptions
- Circular Breathing
- Sound Production for Saxophone
- Sax Meditations
Awards and accolades
- 2001 Boston Music Awards, Outstanding Jazz Artist
- 2001 Berklee College of Music Trustee Award for advancing the mission and values of the college
- 2001 South Middlesex Men's Club Leadership Award for community service and support of youth development in music.
- 2001 SESAC National Performing Activity Award for the song "Comin' at Cha"
- 2002 SESAC National Performing Activity Award for the song "Rendezvous"
- 2003 Boston Music Awards, Jazz Album of the Year (Go With the Flow)[11]
- 2013 Forever Ink Achievement Award
References
- 1.0 1.1 Beasley, Walter (2007-12-20). Walter Beasley's Official Site: Professional Profile. Retrieved on 2009-02-23.
- 2.0 2.1 Lebovitz, Susan Chaityn, Beasley on the sax, The Boston Globe, 2006-01-22. URL accessed on 2009-02-23.
- 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Cox, Kevin, Boston-based saxophonist helps keep jazz alive, The Boston-Bay State Banner, 2007-03-15. URL accessed on 2009-02-23.
- 4.0 4.1 Faculty Biography: Walter Beasley. Berklee. Retrieved on 2009-02-23.
- 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rowland, Hobart, Saxy Stuff, Houston Press, 1996-05-23. URL accessed on 2009-02-23.
- Buckley, Michael, Music Box: Big Head Todd brings heartfelt rock to D.C., HometownAnnapolis.com, 2009-02-05. URL accessed on 2009-02-23.
- Lowenthal, Kevin, Onstage, his smoothness turns funky and soulful, The Boston Globe, 2005-08-12. URL accessed on 2009-02-23.
- Joyce, Mike, WALTER BEASLEY "Free Your Mind" Heads Up, The Washington Post, 2009-02-06, pp. WE07. URL accessed on 2009-02-23.
- Backatcha! - Walter Beasley | AllMusic
- Walter Beasley's Official Site | Selected Discography and Equipment. Walterbeasley.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-02.
- Walter Beasley's Official Site | Fact Sheet. Walterbeasley.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-02.
External links
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