Walter Beasley


Walter Beasley is an American saxophonist, a professor of music at the Berklee College of Music, and founder of Affable Publishing and Affable Records.
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Biography

Beasley grew up in El Centro, California. By the age of 13 he was singing in Spanish in a band called Los Elegantes, and he played in various bands and performed at clubs throughout middle and high school.
Beasley graduated from Berklee in 1984, and a year later took a short-term teaching position at the same school, which became a permanent career. He is now a professor at the school.
In 1987, he released his first, self-titled, album, and since 1998 has been one of the top ten best-selling African American saxophonists in the world. Having grown up as a fan of R&B and funk and trained in classical and jazz saxophone, his own style falls between contemporary R&B and contemporary jazz, a blend which has been called "smooth jazz".
He is not only an alto and soprano saxophonist and a singer, but also a composer and producer. He is the founder and CEO of Affable Publishing, and the owner of Affable Records.

DVDs

Educational

Sound Production for the Saxophone Hip-Hop Improvisation Circular Breathing with Walter Beasley14 Steps to Maximizing Your Performance Walter Beasley's Performance WorkshopWalter Beasley presents Vocal PerformanceImprov Using PentatonicsPerformance InsightPlaying BluesResolution Warm-UpUsing Vibrato
  • ''Improvisations and Delivery Clinic''

Live

Walter Beasley Live at Scullers Live in the Club''

Books

APPs

  • Walter Beasley Smooth Jazz Alarm App
  • Walter Beasley in Concert Transcriptions
  • Music Lessons by Walter Beasley
  • Hip hop Improvisation
  • Walter Beasley Transcriptions
  • Circular Breathing
  • Sound Production for Saxophone
  • Sax Meditations

Awards and accolades