|
Meet the Musicians of...
Shades of Blue
[
Sax Section ]
[ Trumpet Section ] [
Trombone Section ]
[ Rhythm Section ] [
Vocalists ]
[ Sound Engineer ]
Meet the Shades
of Blue Conductor...
<photo soon>
Click here to read Michael's
Professional Profile.
|
Michael Walker |
Name: |
Michael A. Walker
(Musical Director, Trombone) |
Education: |
St. Mary’s College, Armed
Forces School of Music |
Occupation: |
Army National Guard |
Favorite
Music Era: |
Big Band ‘40-‘75 |
Favorite
Artist: |
Bill Watrous, J.J. Johnson |
Favorite
Big Band: |
Count Basie |
Favorite
Song: |
My Funny Valentine |
Other
Music Experience/Groups: |
229th MD Army National Guard, Trombonist & Jazz Orchestra Leader; Navy Band, Trombonist &
Unit Leader |
Biggest
Musical Influences: |
J.J. Johnson, Bill Watrous |
Joined
Shades of Blue: |
1999 |
Favorite
Sound: |
Many trombones |
Top
Professional
Profile - Michael Walker
Cockeysville,
Maryland resident Sergeant Michael A. Walker is a Retention and Training
Technician with the Maryland
Army National Guard. He
also
serves in the 229th Maryland National Guard band as a trombonist
and
has also served as a Maryland Army National Guard recruiter.
Sgt. Walker has
diversified international experience in music management and performance.
Formerly, as a Musician in the U.S. Navy Music Program, he served as the leader
of Navy Showband Guam, Navy Band Guam Jazz Combo, Navy Band Guam Ceremonial
Band, Navy Band Guam Parade Band, Navy Band Seattle Rock Band "Cascade," Navy
Band Seattle Jazz Combo "Sailing," and the Commander-In-Chief, U.S. Atlantic
Fleet Band Jazz Combo. Currently, Sgt. Walker is Musical Director of the Baltimore-based "Shades
of Blue" Big Band.
He is also Minister of Music at Forest Park Community Church.
Sgt. Walker, a 1976 graduate of the Baltimore City
Public School System, attributes his success as a musician to God, his father James E.
Walker, and the music staff and curriculum of the Frederick Douglass Senior High School
Music Careers Program which today continues its tradition of leadership in college
preparatory music education. In 1979, following music studies at St. Mary's College
of Maryland, Michael entered the Navy as a Field Medical Service Corpsman. He
transferred 2 years later to the U.S. Navy Music Program after an accelerated advancement
through the Armed Forces School of Music (SOM). In 1988, he returned to the SOM and
graduated top in his class from six months of training and testing to officially qualify
as a leader in military band administration, ceremonial and jazz/pop conducting,
arranging, Drum Major technique, and military leadership.
Top
|
