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Walt Harper
Walt Harper (July 3, 1926 – October 25, 2006) was an American jazz pianist and influential nightclub owner.
Harper's international reputation and musical ties attracted some of the greatest names in jazz to his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they would perform at the nightclubs he owned and the jazz festivals he produced.
==Early life==
Harper grew up in the Schenley Heights section of Pittsburgh and was the sixth of eight children. Harper's father had a business as a contractor and his mother was a homemaker. Two of his brothers, pianist Ernie Harper and saxophonist Nate Harper were also professional musicians. He attended Schenley High School as did two of his best friends—musical giants in the jazz world, bassist Ray Brown and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine.
Harper's interest in jazz music was already cemented by the time he reached Schenley High School. He was part of the burgeoning jazz scene in Pittsburgh during the 1940s and 1950s that produced some of the world's greatest jazz innovators. Harper played valve trombone in the all-city band, but soon after switched to piano. He also was a member of the Swinging Five, a jazz group he founded with bassist Ray Brown. As teenagers, Harper and Brown would often venture across town to jazz musician Erroll Garner's house to watch him play piano. After graduating from high school in 1944, Harper attended the Pittsburgh Musical Institute and the University of Pittsburgh for two years.
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