Jazz

Cedar Walton Horns Add Heft for a Strutting Piano Vamp

The pianist Cedar Walton has been a mainstay of New York jazz circles since the 1950s, usually working in small-combo mode. On Saturday night at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, on the ...
Jazz

Cedar Walton on "Giant Steps"

Cedar Walton, a powerful hard-bop pianist who appeared on more than 400 recordings and combined a meaty, rhythmic playing style with sensitive, delicate solos, died August 19. He was 79. [Photo of ...
University of Wyoming

Markley to Give UW Faculty Senate Speaker Series Presentation Nov. 7

UW Department of Music Chair Ben Markley, on piano, is the fall semester Faculty Senate Speaker Series award recipient. He will discuss the life of musician Cedar Walton at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, ...