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Quentin Walston

Quentin Walston is an active composer, pianist, and music educator from the Washington DC area. He performs with his jazz trio and as a solo pianist, blending memorable melodies and striking rhythms with adventurous improvisations. He has recorded and released original music, composed multiple large-scale works, and has had his music featured on NPR, PBS, and multiple podcasts. He is a Maryland State Arts Council Touring Artist and Virginia Commission for the Arts Teaching Artist who brings passion to jazz performance and education in any setting, classroom or concert hall.

Awards

Maryland State Arts Council - Performing Artist

Virginia Commission for the Arts - Teaching Artist

Finalist - Musica Prospettiva Composition Competition 2021

Loudoun Arts Council COLLAB Artist Residency - 2020

Boysie Lowry Living Jazz Residency - 2015, 2016

Tags

"Quentin plays with the beat, off the beat, around the beat. And that's just the beat. Melody, harmony, touch and feel are all fully developed and realized and paramount in every phrase..." -Clarke Monthly "Quentin Walston’s short but affecting spiritual suite will leave the listener longing for more. Four of Five Stars" -Journal of Gospel Music

Primary Instrument

Piano

Location

Washington

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Education: James Madison University: 2015 - magna cum laude Boysie Lowry Living Jazz Residency: 2015 & 2016 Teaching Experience: Catoctin School of Music: 2016-2021 Private Instruction: 2015-present

Virginia Commission for the Arts: Teaching Artist

Please contact for hours and rates.

Clinic/Workshop Information

Clinics offered to all ages and abilities. Prior classes have included: -Beginner Composition -Advanced Composition -Beginner Jazz Theory -Advanced Jazz Theory -Adult Theory -Jazz History