Free - Recital Hall
The guitarist/singer Walter Parks will be performing a clinic on Wednesday, Feb 4th at 7 pm in the Recital Hall of the 560 Music Center. Walter is a very dynamic performer who delivers unique takes on songs from many styles of music, from standard jazz repertoire to spirituals to modern rock and folk and beyond. At the clinic, Walter will share his approach to arranging and improvising, and how he has drawn on his experiences touring worldwide both as a featured artist and as a sideman. The concert on Friday, Feb 6th, will feature Walter and his bandmates in a unique performance.
Biography
Walter Parks is both entertaining and educational, presenting historic music, original music, and stories that preface songs in a contemporary way. Walter toggles between hollers, spirituals, Appalachian reels, Delta blues, work songs, swamp jazz, and even bits of opera, all delivered with Walter’s northeast Florida swampy feel. At every show, Walter tributes Woodstock legend Richie Havens, with whom he served as sideman for 10 years, performing worldwide in Madison Square Garden, The Glastonbury Festival, and Carnegie Hall, amongst other prestigious venues. Walter was recently invited by The Library of Congress/American Folklife Collection to archive his research work on the music made in southeast Georgia’s Okefinokee Swamp. Now based out of St. Louis, Walter has recently co-written with Stan Lynch, former Tom Petty drummer, and has performed at various venues with R&B drum legend Bernard Purdie and at Lincoln Center with Judy Collins. Walter tours solo, with his trio Swamp Cabbage and with The Unlawful Assembly, a group that reimagines historic spirituals, propelled by drummer Steven Williams and female vocalist Ada Dyer, who’s currently on the Bruce Springsteen world tour. Walter was a founding member of The Nudes, a popular folk duo, with cellist Stephanie Winters.
You may also like the following events from WashU Music:
- This Sunday, 1st February, 07:00 pm, Great Artists Series '26: Ballaké Sissoko, kora and Derek Gripper, guitar in Clayton
- Next Friday, 6th February, 07:30 pm, WashU Jazz Series: Walter Parks Group in Clayton
- Next month, 13th February, 12:00 pm, Young Whun Kim, piano, Faculty Recital in Clayton
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