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Russel Walder (born February 9, 1959) is an American Jazz oboist. He is the founder of Nomad Soul Records, composing, recording, touring, and advancing the capabilities of the oboe. ==Biography== Russel Walder was born and raised in Deerfield, Illinois. Following his graduation from Deerfield High School, he briefly attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He then attended The Boston Conservatory of Music, and The California Institute of the Arts.〔 He also studied privately with teachers at The New England Conservatory of Music. At age 17, he toured Europe and North America with the United States Youth Symphony, appearing at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall, among many other notable venues. Walder came onto the contemporary jazz instrumental scene quickly in 1982, at the age of 23, after joining Windham Hill Records and recording ''Elements'' with pianist Ira Stein. The pair met at Naropa Institute while studying with the jazz fusion group Oregon. Walder also studied with Oregon jazz legend Paul McCandless. After the success of ''Elements'', Walder's next recording, 1986's ''Transit'', again with Stein, also included performances by Bruce Hornsby and mixing by Mark Isham. He then signed to Narada Records, releasing ''Under The Eye'', again with Stein. The recording also featured Marc Anderson, the percussionist from the Steve Tibbetts Group. The duo toured Europe and Spain numerous times with an expanded lineup of side musicians, and also performed with Kurt Wortman. The pair headlined at the Spain Expo of 1992 in Seville. Walder continued his solo career, signing with California label Real Music and recording his release Pure Joy,〔(Real music:Russel Walder ) ''realmusic.com.''〕 which went on to claim the number one spot on several US radio charts.〔(Russel Walder ) ''the big idea.co.nz.''〕 In 2006, after moving to New Zealand to appear as lead actor in the award-winning feature film ''The Lunatics' Ball'', Walder launched his own music label, Nomad Soul Records.〔 His first release, ''Rise'', was launched in March 2007.〔(Russel Walder RISE ) ''Cdbaby.com.'' Retrieved on 17 May 2007.〕 Walder also released notable side projects and duets, trios, and quartets, with musicians such as Will Ackerman,〔(Recording / Year / Artist ) ''Will Ackerman's official site''〕 Suzanne Ciani, Michael Gettel, Balafon Marimba Ensemble, Andrew White, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and many others. He has also contributed as a composer and performer to many compilations, including ''The Windham Hill Sampler 1986'', ''Comfort Music'', ''Meditation'', ''Windham Hill, The First Ten years'', ''Sanctuary'', ''Dreamscape'', ''Sonia Gaia Collection One'', ''Freedom To Love'', and ''A Winter's Solstice''. His work on ''A Winter's Solstice'' earned him a Grammy Nomination for Best Instrumental Album in 1988,〔(Russel Walder ) ''goodcompanypacific.com.''〕 and went on to also earn him 2 gold records and a platinum sales award. Walder has been touring for more than 20 years and has composed over 60 pieces. He continues to push limits in both his composition and performance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Russel Walder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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