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Walter Duda

Walter Duda is a self-taught musician from New England who began his musical career playing guitar then switched to piano. He graduated from The University of Detroit with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and also attended Fairfield University and Wayne State University graduate schools. After a year of teaching a foreign language on the high school level, he decided that music is his language of choice.

With his earliest interest in music, Walter was inspired by rock and roll vocalists Dion and Bobby Darin. He then became a fan of the vocal harmony arrangements of Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), The Beatles and The Hollies. While in Detroit, he was introduced to the rhythm and grooves of The Motown Sound. Next, progressive rock groups King Crimson and Yes caught his imagination. Eventually hearing jazz fusion keyboardists Brian Auger and George Duke inspired him to play piano. As a songwriter, he has been influenced by many artists, including Michael Franks, Mose Allison and Bobby Caldwell.

He has recorded his original music with Will Lee (David Letterman Show), Chris Parker (Saturday Night Live, Stuff), John Tropea (Blue Brothers), Joel Rosenblatt (Spyro Gyra), Dave Weckl (Chick Corea) and others.