Walt Weiskopf
Jazz tenor saxophonist Walt Weiskopf was born in Augusta, Georgia on July 30,
1959. Growing up in Syracuse, New York, he began playing clarinet at the age of
10 and switched to saxophone when he was 14. After earning his BA in Music
Performance at the University of Rochester (New York), he moved to New York City
and began his music career. In 1981, he began playing in the Buddy Rich Big Band
before joining the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra in 1983, a position he held
for 14 years. Walt Weiskopf appeared on several albums with Toshiko Akiyoshi and
saxophonist Lew Tabackin before...
