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Walter Beasley is an American saxophonist, a professor of music at the Berklee College of Music, and founder of Affable Publishing and Affable Records. ==Biography== Beasley grew up in El Centro, California. By the age of 13 he was singing in Spanish in a band called Los Elegantes, and he played in various bands and performed at clubs throughout middle and high school. Beasley graduated from Berklee in 1984,〔 〕 and a year later took a short-term teaching position at the same school, which became a permanent career.〔 He is now professor at the school. In 1987, he released his first, self-titled, album,〔 and since 1998 has been one of the top ten best-selling African American saxophonists in the world.〔 Having grown up as a fan of R&B and funk and trained in classical and jazz saxophone, his own style falls between contemporary R&B and contemporary jazz, a blend which has been called "smooth jazz".〔 He is not only an alto and soprano saxophonist and a singer, but also a composer and producer.〔 He is the founder and CEO of Affable Publishing, and the owner of Affable Records.〔 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「Walter Beasley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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