J.D. Walter: voz
Jim Ridl: piano
Mark Kelley: baixo
Donald Edwards: bateria

Comparado com nomes sonantes do jazz como Betty Carter, Nat Cole, Nina Simone e Milton Nascimento, J.D. tornou-se um fenómeno singular como vocalista de jazz no estilo “scat”. No entanto, o seu virtuosismo como cantor ultrapassa este rótulo, na medida em que ele utiliza a sua voz como um instrumento musical raro.

O seu alcance vocal é espantoso, detendo um controlo completo em todos os registos. Nas suas interpretações, ele procura o centro espiritual mais brilhante da música, usando a pureza da sua voz como um instrumento para realçar sons inovadores e ideias criativas. JD é já considerado um cantor americano de jazz de topo. Não tardará muito a que o seu percurso o leve directamente para as listas da elite mundial.

http://www.jdwalter.com

IMPRENSA:

“To just call Walter "a singer" doesn't do him justice”
Al Hunter- philly news.

“Vocalist JD Walter displayed a talent for scat singing that rivals the best in jazz history”
The Chestnut Hill Local (Philly, Pa) - Michael Caruso.

"The guy is like an instrument-a phenomenon!!"
Dave Liebman.

"In an age where anyone can put out a CD, here is a true jazz artist for the long haul."
Mark Rodney DJ KUNV Jazz 91.5. Las Vegas, Nevada

"The really important thing is that starting from the first sound, JD captures the listeners’ attention and now they completely belong to him."
Maria Panteleyeva, Poinyl Jazz Report, Nizhniy Novogorod, Russia

"I mean, he scats like nobody else. Comparisons fail me. He plays with long tones like Betty Carter, takes risks like Kurt Elling, possesses a velvety smoothness like Mel Torme, investigates wordless ululations like Milton Nascimento, croons with the confident serenity of a Nat Cole. "
Bill Donaldson, Marge Hofacre’s JAZZ NEWS

"I walked in as J.D. launched into a standard: The words were there, the melody was there, and yet I thought it was a trumpet singing. His vocal timbre is more instrumental than any other jazz singer I have heard, and his arrangements and treatments are always interesting and… very musical."
Bob Dorough, Blue note recording artist

"...the Philly vocalist with the soaring improvisational style… showcases both his Betty Carter-esque way of elasticizing a melody and his adept scat singing…"
Nate Chinen, Downbeat critic

"J.D. Possesses a great gift for improvisation, an acute sensitivity to nuance and phrasing, and an obvious passionate love for his work."
Rosemary Barret, Jazz Critic, Central Pennsylvania Friends Of Jazz Monthly Publication

"He reinvents the voice as a lead instrument… A true bearer of the bebop message for the 21st century."
Brian Hennessy, Jazz critic, Daily News

"He does to a song what Betty Carter did, making it uniquely his own. 'Turn Out the Stars' will convince you. Walter is a natural who has 'can't miss' written all over him." - Frank Rubolino, Cadence magazine

"Five stars! Five stars I tell you! ‘Sirens in the C- House’ is without a doubt a five star CD…From track one to track nine a stunner.."
Don Williamson, Allaboutjazz.com