Walt Weiskopf
Walt Weiskopf på scenen
Fødd	30. juli 1959(1959-07-30)
Fødestad	Augusta i Georgia, USA
Fødenamn	Walter Weiskopf
Opphav	USA
Aktiv	Sidan 1981
Sjanger	Avantgarde jazz, hard bop, post-bop, modal jazz, frijazz
Instrument	Tenor-, sopran- og altsaksofon, klarinett
Plateselskap	Criss Cross, Posi-Tone
Verka som	Musikar, komponist, forfattar

Walt Weiskopf (fødd 30. juli 1959) er ein USA-amerikansk jazzsaksofonist, multi-instrumentalist, komponist, forfattar og lærar. Han har gjeve ut 16 plater som leiar og spelt på tallause andre album som sidemann for artistar som Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra og Steely Dan.^[1] Forfattaren og journalisten Cicily Janus rekna Weiskopf som «ein av dagens beste, ukjende musikarar»,^[2] og JazzTimes Magazine rekna han som undervurdert og «ein særs potent tenorsaksofonist som syner ein sterk påverknad frå Trane-Rollins».^[3]

Som leiar

• 1989 Exact Science (Iris 1002) med Joel Weiskopf, Jay Anderson, Jeff Hirshfield
• 1991 MindWalking (Iris 1003) med Joel Weiskopf, Jay Anderson, Jeff Hirshfield
• 1992 Simplicity (Criss Cross Jazz 1075) med de (Andy Fusco), Conrad Herwig, Joel Weiskopf, Peter Washington, Billy Drummond
• 1994 A World Away (Criss Cross Jazz 1100) med Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart
• 1995 Song for My Mother (Criss Cross Jazz 1127) med Anders Bostrom, Jim Snidero, Joe Magnarelli, Scott Robinson, Joel Weiskopf, Peter Washington, Billy Drummond
• 1996 Night Lights (Doubletime Records 106) med Joel Weiskopf, Drew Gress, Steve Davis
• 1997 Sleepless Nights (Criss Cross Jazz 1147) med Andy Fusco, Conrad Herwig, Joel Weiskopf, James Genus, Billy Drummond
• 1999 Anytown (Criss Cross Jazz) med Joe Locke, Renee Rosnes, Doug Weiss, Tony Reedus
• 2000 Siren (Criss Cross Jazz 1187) – med Anders Bostrom, Jim Snidero, Joe Magnarelli, Scott Robinson, Joel Weiskopf, Doug Weiss, Billy Drummond
• 2002 Man of Many Colors (Criss Cross Jazz 1219) med Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci, Clarence Penn
• 2004 Sight To Sound (Criss Cross Jazz 1250) med Andy Fusco, John Mosca, Joel Weiskopf, Doug Weiss, Billy Drummond
• 2005 Tea For Two (Criss Cross Jazz 1265) med Andy Fusco, Joel Weiskopf, Paul Gill, Billy Drummond
• 2008 Day In, Night Out (Criss Cross Jazz 1300) med Andy Fusco, Michael Leonhart, John Mosca, Gary Smulyan, Peter Zak, Doug Weiss, Kendrick Scott
• 2010 See The Pyramid (Criss Cross Jazz 1327) med Peter Zak, Doug Weiss, Quincy Davis
• 2011 LIVE (Capri 74109-2) med Renee Rosnes, Paul Gill, Tony Reedus
• 2014 Overdrive (Posi-Tone) med Yotam Silberstein, Behn Gillece, Peter Zak, David Wong, Donald Edwards
• 2015 Open Road (Posi-Tone) med Peter Zak, Mike Karn, Steve Fidyk
• 2016 The Way You Say It (Posi-Tone) med Brian Charette, Behn Gillece, Steve Fidyk
• 2017 Fountain of Youth (Posi-Tone) med Peter Zak, Mike Karn, Behn Gillece, Steve Fidyk
• 2018 Walt Weiskopf European Quartet (Orenda Records) w/Carl Winther, Daniel Franck, Anders Mogensen
• 2019 Walt Weiskopf European Quartet, Worldwide (Orenda Records) w/Carl Winther, Andreas Lang, Anders Mogensen
• 2020 Walt Weiskopf European Quartet, Introspection (Believe Digital Arkivert 2020-06-13 ved Wayback Machine.) w/Carl Winther, Andreas Lang, Anders Mogensen

Som sidemann

• 1982 Frank Sinatra/Buddy Rich – Concert for the Americas (DVD)
• 1984 Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin – Desert Lady Fantasy (BMG Victor)
• 1984 Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin – Ten Gallon Shuffle (Ascent Records)
• 1986 Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin – Wishing Peace (Concord)
• 1986 Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin/Frank Wess – Wishing Peace From "Liberty Suite (Ascent Records)
• 1988 Jean-Loup Longnon & His New York Orchestra – Jean-Loup Longnon & His New York Orchestra
• 1989 American Komponists Orchestra – Four Symphonic Works By Duke Ellington (Musicmasters)
• 1990 Roland Vazquez – No Separate Love
• 1990 Toshiko Akiyoshi The Four Seasons (Nippon Crown)
• 1991 Toshiko Akiyoshi – Chic Lady (Nippon Crown)
• 1992 Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin – Carnegie Hall Concert (Columbia)
• 1993 Maurice Peress – D. Ellington/American Komponists Orchestra (Musicmasters)
• 1993 Bill Warfield – The City Never Sleeps (Seabreeze)
• 1993 Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin – Desert Lady Fantasy (Concord)
• 1993 Toshiko Akiyoshi – Dig (Nippon Crown)
• 1994 Toshiko Akiyoshi – Night and Dream (Nippon Crown)
• 1994 The Buddy Rich Big Band – Burning For Buddy – A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich (Atlantic Records)
• 1994 Dave Stryker – Nomad
• 1995 Billy Drummond – Dubai (Criss Cross Jazz)
• 1995 Buddy Rich Big Band – Burning For Buddy (Atlantic)
• 1996 Jim Snidero – Vertigo (Criss Cross Jazz)
• 1996 Frank Sinatra jr. – As I Remember It (Angel)
• 1997 Andy Fusco – Big Man's Blues (Doubletime)
• 1997 Mark Soskin – Five Lands (TCB)
• 1997 The Buddy Rich Big Band – Burning For Buddy – A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich Volume II (Atlantic Records)
• 1998 Conrad Herwig – Heart of Darkness (Criss Cross Jazz)
• 1998 Cutting Edge – The Cutting Edge
• 2000 Linda Eder – Christmas Stays the Same
• 2001 Renee Rosnes – With A Little Help From My Friends (Blue Note)
• 2001 Renee Rosnes – Life on Earth (Blue Note)
• 2001 Joel Weiskopf – New Beginning (Criss Cross Jazz)
• 2002 Darius de Haas – Day Dream: Variations on Strayhorn
• 2002 Audra McDonald – Happy Songs
• 2002 Renee Rosnes – Life on Earth
• 2002 Original Broadway Cast – Thoroughly Modern Millie
• 2003 Steely Dan – Everything Must Go (Warner Bros. Records)
• 2003 Geoff Muldaur Futuristic Ensemble – Private Astronomy: A Vision of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke (Edge Music)
• 2003 Linda Eder – Broadway My Way
• 2003 Michelle Conte – Lucky Me!
• 2005 Tom Christiensen – New York School (Playscape)
• 2005 Eri Nobuchika – 鼓動 (Fearless Records)
• 2005 Donald Fagen – Morph The Cat (Reprise Records)
• 2006 Walt Weiskopf/Dick Oatts/Billy Drewes – Jam Session No. 18 (Steeplechase)
• 2006 Donald Fagen – Morph The Cat (Reprise)
• 2006 Steely Dan – The Definitive Collection (Compilation)
• 2006 Randy Sandke – The Subway Ballet
• 2006 Brian Stokes Mitchell – Brian Stokes Mitchell
• 2007 Steve Smith/Jazz Legacy – Live on Tour (Drum Legacy)
• 2007 Roland Vazquez – Quintet Live
• 2007 Ymse artistar – We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song (Compilation, Verve)
• 2008 Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy – Live at the Modern Drummer Festival (Hudson/DVD)
• 2008 Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy – Live on Tour, Vol. 2
• 2008 Pamela Luss – Magnet
• 2009 Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy – Live on Tour, Vol. 1
• 2010 John Fedchock Sextet – Live at The Red Sea Jazz Festival (Capri)
• 2010 Peter Zak – The Decider (SteepleChase)
• 2011 Vanguard Jazz Orchestra – Forever Lasting/Live in Japan (Planet Arts)
• 2011 Renolds Jazz Orchestra – Three Penny Opera – Live in Aarau (Shanti Records)
• 2012 Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos (Reprise)
• 2014 Donald Fagen/Michael McDonald/Boz Scaggs – Live at Lincoln Center – The Dukes of September (429 Records)
• 2016 Doug Webb – Triple Play

• 1991 Coltrane: A Player's Guide (Pub. J. Aebersold – skriven i lag med Ramon Ricker) ASIN B000PIFI54
• 1993 The Augmented Scale in Jazz (Pub. J. Aebersold) – skriven i lag med Ramon Ricker) ISBN 978-1562240318
• 1995 Intervalic Improvisation (Pub. J. Aebersold))
• 2000 Around The Horn: 21 Modal Scales and Arpeggios Every Jazz Musikar Needs To Know (Pub. J. Aebersold)) ISBN 978-1562240301
• 2006 Beyond The Horn: Challenging Exercises & Etudes for Modern Improvisation (Pub. J. Aebersold) – skriven i lag med Ed RosenBerg) ISBN 978-1562240493
• 2010 Intervallic Improvisation – The Modern Sound: A Step Beyond Linear Improvisation (Pub. J. Aebersold)) ISBN 978-1562242596
• 2010 Giant Steps: A Player's Guide To Coltrane's Harmony for ALL Instrumentalists (Pub. J. Aebersold) – skriven i lag med Ramon Ricker) ISBN 978-1562240530
• 2013 Understanding the Diminished Scale: A Guide for the Modern Player (Pub. J. Aebersold)) ASIN 1562242881
• 2016 16 Moderately Challenging Jazz Solos (Pub. J. Aebersold))

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