Andy Walker
Musician and Artist in Sanremo, Italia
Andy Walker
Musician and Artist in Sanremo, Italia
Andy Walker's career has been studded with awards and recognition. A true Jazz icon, there are few artists of Andy's stature, and fewer still with such a comprehensive span of the entire realm of entertainment.
Over the past two decades, Andy Walker has proven to be among the world's most successful and multi-talented artists. Andy first reached a mass audience as a Jazz Singer and Bandleader, securing his place as a renaissance man and versatile entertainer.
..."Andy scores a knockout!" New York Times. - at the Andy Walker's gig ,"It was like watching Clark Kent turn into Superman." New York Post
After a critically acclaimed, 15 day sold-out run in N.Y. comes the release of "THAT'S MY LIFE , Live on Stage" , The show left critics raving and fans cheering.
Andy Walker grew up between Monaco and London . As a child he listened to records of jazz stars such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Miles Davis playing in the house. Andy's childhood had jazz as its soundtrack and he credits his father with introducing him to the joys of the Piano , composing and singin' melodies .
Since signing to WMR Universal Records in 1987, Andy has toured extensively around the world; his 1989-90 dates took him through 17 countries to the likes of The Olympia (Paris), Jazz in Marciac (France), The Monterey Jazz Festival (California), The Jurasum Festival (South Korea), the Blue Notes in Tokyo and New York, Kampnagel (Hamburg) and Ronnie Scott’s (London). The music resonates with swing, groove and funk overtones; "my roots remain in jazz but I like adding all kinds of different flavours" said Andy.
Today, Andy Walker is one of a universally respected Jazz Singer and leader in his own right. A talented composer with a keen ear for great tunes as well as the subtleties of modern jazz, he is right at the forefront of the contemporary scene, having chosen to immerse himself in the music he loves.
"Walker's music is all about style" . Check out on www.walker-music.com