I was born in 1970, started playing the piano in 1980, and composing in 1990. And since 2015 my musical journey has revolved around The New York Second, the group that I formed to perform and record my compositions.
Aldous Huxley said, “After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”
My aim, with my music, has been and continues to be to express the inexpressible.
Harald Walkate, jazz pianist and composer
What the critics say about me
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“A master at creating cinematic music around a theme.”
JazzFlits -
“Walkate/The New York Second and Becker/Fagen of Steely Dan have in common high-level musicianship and a great ear for detail.”
Flophouse Magazine -
“Moves and enchants the listener with a multitude of intimate, penetrating passages.”
Jazzpress -
“Walkate’s compositions are full of contemplation.”
JazzSK -
“More than an excellent composer who really knows how to add something to a genre in which a lot has already happened.”
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