Nick Walters (musician)

Nick Walters
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Website	www.nick-walters.co.uk

Nick Walters is a British trumpeter, composer and band leader. He produces music under his own name and is bandleader of Paradox Ensemble. ^[1] Walters is also a member of Beats & Pieces Big Band, ^[2] and Ruby Rushton. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life

Walters grew up in Kent. ^[5]

Discography

As Nick Walters

• Active Imagination (22a, 2020) – with Ed Cawthorne (flute, soprano saxophone), Jeff Guntren (tenor saxophone), Rebecca Nash (piano), Nim Sadot (bass), Joseph Deenmamode (percussion), and Max Hallett (drums) ^{[6] [7]}
• Singularity (D.O.T, 2022) ^[8]
• Padmāsana (D.O.T, 2023) – Walters (trumpet and synths) with Ed Cawthorne (flute), Kieran McLeod (trombone), and Tim Carnegie (drums) ^[9]
• Marine Moods (D.O.T, 2023) ^[10]

As leader of Paradox Ensemble

• Awakening (22a, 2019) – with Ed Cawthorne (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Sam Healey (alto saxophone), Richard Foote (trombone), Ben Kelly (sousaphone), Rebecca Nash (piano), Aidan Shepherd (accordion, synthesiser), Anton Hunter (guitar), Paul Michael (bass), Kodjovi Kush (percussion), and Jim Molyneux (drums) ^[11]
• Implicate Order (D.O.T, 2021) ^[12]

As a member of Beats & Pieces Big Band

Main article: Beats & Pieces Big Band

• Big Ideas (Efpi, 2012) ^[13]
• All In (Efpi, 2015) ^[14]
• Ten (Efpi, 2018) ^{[15] [16] [17]}
• Good Days (Efpi, 2023) ^{[18] [19]}

As a member of Ruby Rushton

Main article: Ruby Rushton

• Two For Joy (22a, 2015) – Ed Cawthorne (tenor saxophone), Walters (trumpet), Aidan Shepherd (keys/synth bass), and Yussef Dayes (drums) ^[20]
• Ironside (Weekertoft, 2019) ^{[21] [22]}

References

1. Fordham, John (28 February 2015). "Panda Bear, Slaves, Underworld: this week's new live music". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 19 November 2024.
2. Fordham, John (22 February 2012). "Beats & Pieces – review". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 19 November 2024.
3. ljazzn (25 November 2017). "REVIEW: Ruby Rushton at Ronnie Scott's". London Jazz News. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
4. "Blow, Man, Blow: Tenderlonious And New Movements In Jazz". Clash Magazine. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
5. Smith, C. F. (28 January 2020). "Interview/ Music: Nick Walters". twistedsoulmusic.org. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
6. "Nick Walters: Active Imagination album review". All About Jazz. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
7. "Nick Walters: Active Imagination". Jazzwise. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
8. "A Tale Of Two Trumpets: Nick Walters and Charlotte Keeffe blow up a storm at Manchester Jazz Festival". Jazzwise. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
9. "Nick Walters – 'Padmāsana'". London Jazz News. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
10. "Nick Walters: Marine Moods". Jazzwise. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
11. "CD review: Nick Walters & The Paradox Ensemble - Awakening 2019: Video, CD cover". JazzBluesNews.com. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
12. "Nick Walters & The Paradox Ensemble: Implicate Order". Jazzwise. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
13. "Beats And Pieces Big Band: Big Ideas album review". All About Jazz. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
14. "Beats & Pieces Big Band: All In album review". All About Jazz. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
15. "Beats & Pieces Big Band: Ten". Jazzwise. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
16. "CD REVIEW: Beats & Pieces Big Band – ten". London Jazz News. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
17. "Beats and Pieces Big Band: Ten album review". All About Jazz. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
18. "Beats & Pieces Big Band: Good Days". Jazzwise. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
19. Farbey, Roger (1 March 2023). "Beats & Pieces Big Band: Good Days". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
20. "Ruby Rushton's 'Sun Khosi' Is An Inspiration". Clash Magazine. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
21. "Ruby Rushton: Ironside album review". All About Jazz. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
22. "Ruby Rushton: Ironside". Jazzwise. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Nick Walters discography at Discogs