{"id":274,"date":"2014-02-26T21:12:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T21:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2014-06-08T04:58:43","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T04:58:43","slug":"walt-wagner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/walt-wagner\/","title":{"rendered":"Walt Wagner – Jazz Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Walt Wagner<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0The Seattle Scene<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"walt_home\"<\/a><\/td>\nPortland Oregonian: \u201cThere are not many pianists with whom he can be compared. There are touches of wizardry that remind of jazz and rock, yet he has the technical fluidity of a classical craftsman. There is a charisma about him that generated a standing ovation with the audience yelling for more.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201d<\/span>Spokane Spokesman-Review: \u201cNot only is Wagner an extraordinary player, but the easygoing wit and confident delivery of his spoken introductions make him the antithesis of the rotten-brat style of many performers. It\u2019s a pleasure to hear him play and watch him work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

St. Louis Globe-Democrat (with Bill Cosby): \u201cOne fine performer who knows his keyboard and displays a formidable technique.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Walt’s Career Includes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PERFORMANCE<\/span><\/strong> Walt Wagner has been featured for two years at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at University of Idaho, and performed the opening pair of concerts in a new U of I series, “Four Seasons of Jazz”. He has performed with Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, George Burns, Lily Tomlin, Roberta Flack, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Newhart, and as pianist-conductor with Peggy Lee. He toured internationally with Peggy Fleming in \u201cA Concert On Ice\u201d, and has performed extensively at Sun Valley, Idaho.
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TELEVISION<\/span><\/strong> Wagner\u2019s guest appearances include The Tonight Show, Merv Griffin, and an Andy Williams & Peggy Fleming special from Madison Square Garden. Wagner\u2019s own TV special, \u201cThe Walt Wagner Show\u201d, aired worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

COMPOSING<\/span><\/strong> A prolific composer, Walt writes much of the music for his concert and club appearances, and increasingly is writing works in the classical category. He premiered \u201cRhythms – for Piano, Winds & Percussion\u201d, performing as soloist with the Washington Wind Symphony, conducted by Gene Aitken. Another commission was a piano concerto, \u201cThe Miracle – for Piano & Orchestra\u201d, which was recorded with Gerard Schwarz conducting The Seattle Symphony Orchestra, again with Wagner as soloist (see below). He also writes all his own big-band arrangements for jazz performances as well as orchestrations for \u201cpops\u201d-style concerts with symphony orchestras.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
“Pearls” – $16.50<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1.\u00a0St Thomas<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
2.\u00a0Sophisticated Lady<\/a><\/span>
3.\u00a0My Foolish Heart<\/a><\/span>
4.\u00a0Cry Me a River<\/a><\/span>
5.\u00a0Honky Tonk Blues<\/a><\/span>
6.\u00a0Fields of Gold<\/a><\/span>
7.\u00a0Whats New<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
8.\u00a0We Kiss in a Shadow<\/a><\/span>
9.\u00a0Angel Eyes<\/a><\/span>
10.\u00a0My Ship<\/a><\/span>
11.\u00a0Strange Music<\/a><\/span>
12.\u00a0Nature Boy<\/a><\/span>
13.\u00a0Don’t Blame Me<\/a><\/span>
14. The Sweetest Sounds<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n		\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u00a0Walt Wagner\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0The Seattle Scene Portland Oregonian: \u201cThere are not many pianists with whom he can be compared. There are touches of wizardry that remind of jazz and rock, yet he has the technical fluidity of a classical craftsman. There is a charisma about him that generated a standing ovation with the audience yelling for more. \u201dSpokane Spokesman-Review: \u201cNot only is Wagner an extraordinary player, but the easygoing wit and confident delivery of his spoken introductions make him the antithesis of the rotten-brat style of many performers. It\u2019s a pleasure to hear him play […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-left-column.php","meta":{"spay_email":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4l8kt-4q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2720,"href":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274\/revisions\/2720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/worldjazzscene.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}