Walter Thompson (composer)
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Walter Thompson (born May 31, 1952, in West Palm Beach, Florida) is a composer, pianist, saxophonist, percussionist, and educator. He created the multidisciplinary live composing sign language, Soundpainting.
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Born | (1952-05-31) May 31, 1952 (age 71) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Genres | experimental music, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation |
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Instrument(s) | Saxophones, percussion, piano |
Years active | 1974–present |
Labels | Dane Records, Newport Classic, Knitting Factory Works, Nine Winds Records, Novodisc Recordings, Scratchy Records, Kreating SounD, Right Brain Records |
Member of | The Walter Thompson Orchestra, |
Website | soundpainting |
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In 2001 Thompson won a Sebastià Gasch FAD Award for Soundpainting.[1]