1. Walt Weiskopf has released sixteen albums as a leader, and performed on countless other albums as a sideman.
12 Facts About Walt Weiskopf
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Walt Weiskopf has collaborated with artists such as Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra and Steely Dan.
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Walt Weiskopf took up his first instrument, the clarinet, at age 10.
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Walt Weiskopf studied at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester from 1977 to 1980.
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Walt Weiskopf began his New York career performing with the Buddy Rich Big Band in 1981 at the age of 21, and began a 14-year stint with the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra two years later.
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In 1988, Walt Weiskopf decided to attend Queens College of the City of New York, where he spent 2 years studying with clarinetist Leon Russianoff.
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Walt Weiskopf later earned a Master of Arts degree in clarinet performance.
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In 2002, Walt Weiskopf became a part of the popular music group Steely Dan, and was featured on the title track of their 2003 album Everything Must Go.
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From 2001 to 2009, Walt Weiskopf was a visiting associate professor at the Eastman School of Music, and taught part-time at Temple University in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2012.
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Walt Weiskopf was most recently a Coordinator of Jazz Studies at New Jersey City University in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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In 1991 and 1993 respectively, Weiskopf co-authored Coltrane: A Player's Guide To His Harmony and The Augmented Scale in Jazz with Ramon Ricker.
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Walt Weiskopf has received three performance grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.