One of the heaviest jazz/funk keyboardists
Robert Walter is building a reputation as one of America's heaviest jazz-funk
keyboardists. As a founding member of the Greyboy Allstars, he toured with
the band throughout North America and Europe for five years. Along the way,
he contributed to the soundtrack of the major motion picture "Zero Effect"
and performed and recorded with such jazz and funk heavyweights as Fred
Wesley, Gary Bartz, Melvin Sparks, Reuben Wilson and Andy Bey. Robert's
own songwriting combines a vinyl junkie's passion for classic soul jazz,
boogaloo, and funky 45's with a southern california attitude that one might
expect from a San Diego native... laid back and groovy but still searching
for the new. Now 30 years of age, Robert leads a new band with a new groove
and a national following (thanks to their ongoing and relentless touring).
For "Money Shot", his debut full-length recording for Fog City Records,
Robert enlisted Galactic drummer (and fellow Fog City recording artist)
Stanton Moore to inject a bit of Crescent City syncopation into the project.
Also contributing to the Twentieth Congress gumbo are some of the baddest
players from the San Diego funk scene Cochemea Gastelum (whose electric
alto sax and use of echo effects recalls shades of his heroes Eddie Harris
and Bennie Maupin), bassist David Carano, percussionist Chuck Prada and
Greyboy Allstars guitarist Elgin Park. |
