Eclectic Shades Magazine January 2020 | Page 17

Walter Beasley

Walter Beasley

Since 1998, Beasley has been one of the ten highest selling saxmen in the world while continuing his highly influential work as a full professor of music at his alma mater, The Berklee School of Music. Beasley, also the highest selling full-time teacher ever, celebrated his 20th year as a best-selling artist in the grand style to which he’s accustomed, adding to his extraordinary total of over 800,000 units sold.

Saxophonist and “musical Renaissance Man,” Walter Beasley, came to the Austin Area Jazz Festival and performed on Saturday, November 30th at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican Cultural Center. He is the highest selling full-time Professor / Recording Artist in history in building a legacy of jazz in Austin.