J.D. Walter (born July 2, 1967 in
Abington, Pennsylvania) is a jazz vocalist.
Career
Walter grew up in
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Lebanon () is a city in and the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,814 at the 2020 census. Lebanon is located in the central part of the Lebanon Valley, east of Harrisburg and west of Reading.
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.
Beginning in 1985, he studied jazz vocals at the
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal Schoo ...
, 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.
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DownBeat
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'' reviewer of his ''One Step Away'' album wrote that Walter had "built a reputation for going down his own idiosyncratic path, while simultaneously crafting music that's at once accessible and adventuresome, and undeniably soulful."
That album was recorded with guitarist
Marvin Sewell
Marvin Sewell is a blues/jazz guitarist, who has been called maybe "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of". He was born and grew up in Chicago, where he attended the Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt University.
Since 1990, he has been ...
, pianist
Orrin Evans
Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975) is an American jazz pianist. Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia.Lutz, Phillip. "Orrin Evans The Instigator." ''Downbeat'' 81.11 (2014): 42-45. Print. He attended Rutgers University, ...
, bassist
Eric Revis
Eric Revis (born May 31, 1967) is a jazz bassist and composer. Revis came to prominence as a bassist with singer Betty Carter in the mid-1990s. Since 1997 he has been a member of Branford Marsalis's ensemble. His debut album, ''Tales of the Stut ...
, and drummer
Nasheet Waits
Nasheet Waits is an American jazz drummer.
Son of percussionist Freddie Waits, Nasheet Waits is a New York native who has been active on the jazz scene since early in his life. Before pursuing a music career, he studied psychology and history a ...
.
Discography
* ''Sirens in the C-House'' (Dreambox Media, 2000)
* ''Clear Day'' (
Double-Time
In popular music, half-time is a type of meter and tempo that alters the rhythmic feel by essentially ''doubling the tempo resolution'' or metric division/level in comparison to common-time. Thus, two measures of approximate a single measure ...
, 2001)
* ''2Bass, a Face and a Little Skin'' (Dreambox, 2004)
* ''Dedicated to You'' with the Steve Rudolph Trio (PACT, 2004)
* ''Live in Portugal'' (Jwal, 2008)
* ''Live at the 55 Bar'' (Jwal & 55bar, 2009)
* ''One Step Away'' (Jwal, 2013)
References
External links
J.D. Walter's official website
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American jazz singers
1967 births
Living people
University of the Arts (Philadelphia) faculty
Double-Time Records artists