musician, educator, publisher!
Walter Beasley was born in El Centro, California on May 24, 1961.
At age 13, he began performing with the band ‘Los Elegantes’ and also played in various bands and performed at clubs throughout middle and high school.
After graduating high school, Beasley enrolled in the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. He graduated in 1984. A year later, he took a short-term teaching position at the same school, which became permanent. He’s been a professor at the school for over 35 years.
He released his first self-titled album in 1987 on the Mercury/Polydor/PolyGram/UMG record label, with the track "I'm So Happy" receiving airplay on R&B radio stations. After three more releases, he formed his own label, Affable Records for the album, ‘Live and More’.
In 1996, he signed with Shanachie Entertainment, where his next five albums charted on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz charts. For the next 14 years, Beasley continued recording high quality smooth jazz, becoming one of the top ten best-selling African American saxophonists in the world. In all, he’s recorded 23 albums, with his most recent being, “65 Bounce”.
In addition to his music career, he also has his own publishing company, which has released educational DVD’s and books for musicians who want to improve their improvisational skills. He also released his own cookbook, “Nice and Easy Cookbook”.
He’ll be performing this summer in Baltimore this July, and in New Jersey in August. More concert dates this fall.
Website: walterbeasleyofficial.com
Facebook: wbeasley1
Instagram: walterbeasley
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