J. Walter Hawkes: Four Time Emmy Winning Composer, Trombonist and Ukulele Player

Scruffy lookin' J. Walter Hawkes — Hey There!

Greetings. I’m J. Walter Hawkes, but hey, you can call me Walter. I’m an Emmy-winning composer and a skilled trombone/ukulele player with a studio providing music in many forms for the greater Earth area. Here you will find numerous examples of works as well as a curated list of upcoming performances with various groups.

I provide original music for TV, Film, Video Games, and apps.
Check out the "See" page for info and video examples.
I arrange/orchestrate music for everything from a horn or string section to a big band to a symphony orchestra. Check out the "Hear" page for info and audio examples.
I play trombone and ukulele all around the NYC area and the world. Check out the "Hear" for examples and the "Calendar" page for my schedule. If you'd like to be reminded of when I'm playing near you, you can sign up for a mailing list on the "Contact" page.
I have a recording studio in Long Island City that I can record most the above in. Check out the "About" page for more info.

Upcoming Performances

Calendar for November, 2024

Day?	Time?	Who?	Where?	Where???
11/20/2024	8:00 pm - 10:30 pm	JWH Trio	"On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar)	5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101
	DULCETONES!
11/21/2024	8:00 pm - 9:30 pm	Daria Grace and the Pre-War Ponies	Barbès	376 9th St. (at 6th Ave) Brooklyn (Park Slope)
11/22/2024	7:00 pm	Elizabeth Bougerol	Birdland Theater (Dowstairs)	315 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036
	Two Shows 7pm & 9:30 --> INFO/TICKETS<-- Elizabeth is doing all new material based on wonderful old songs ·(and an EB original or so) that was arranged and orchestrated by yours truly. She will be including the Dulcetones (Matt Ray, Todd Londagain, JWH) in her backup band as well as Jen Hodge on bass, and David Berger on drums. Not to be missed... my first time orchestrating and music directing a full show at Birdland!
11/23/2024	7:00 pm	Elizabeth Bougerol	Birdland Theater (Dowstairs)	315 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036
	Two Shows 7pm & 9:30 --> INFO/TICKETS<-- Elizabeth is doing all new material based on wonderful old songs ·(and an EB original or so) that was arranged and orchestrated by yours truly. She will be including the Dulcetones (Matt Ray, Todd Londagain, JWH) in her backup band as well as Jen Hodge on bass, and David Berger on drums. Not to be missed... my first time orchestrating and music directing a full show at Birdland!
11/24/2024	7:00 pm	Elizabeth Bougerol	Birdland Theater (Dowstairs)	315 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036
	Two Shows 7pm & 9:30 --> INFO/TICKETS<-- Elizabeth is doing all new material based on wonderful old songs ·(and an EB original or so) that was arranged and orchestrated by yours truly. She will be including the Dulcetones (Matt Ray, Todd Londagain, JWH) in her backup band as well as Jen Hodge on bass, and David Berger on drums. Not to be missed... my first time orchestrating and music directing a full show at Birdland!
11/27/2024	8:00 pm - 10:30 pm	JWH Trio	"On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar)	5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101
	DULCETONES

Calendar for December, 2024

Day?	Time?	Who?	Where?	Where???
12/01/2024	3:30 pm - 6:30 pm	Daria Grace and the Pre-War Ponies	Hometown Bar-B-Que Red Hook	454 VAN BRUNT ST BROOKLYN, NY 11231
12/04/2024	8:00 pm - 10:30 pm	JWH Trio	"On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar)	5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101
12/05/2024	6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	JWH Solo Piano	M Wells	43-15 Crescent Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
	I shall attempt my best cocktail piano for your cocktailing and dining pleasure. No requests.
12/11/2024	8:00 pm - 10:30 pm	JWH Trio	"On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar)	5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101
12/12/2024	7:30 pm	The Hot Sardines	The Kate	300 Main Street Old Saybrook, CT 06475
	TICKETS
12/13/2024	8:00 pm	The Hot Sardines	Sacred Heart University Community Theater	1420 Post Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824
	TICKETS
12/14/2024	8:00 pm	The Hot Sardines	Landmark On Main Street - Jeanne Rimsky Theater	232 Main St #1, Port Washington, NY 11050
	TICKETS
12/18/2024	8:00 pm - 10:30 pm	JWH Trio	"On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar)	5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101
12/19/2024	8:00 pm - 9:30 pm	Daria Grace and the Pre-War Ponies	Barbès	376 9th St. (at 6th Ave) Brooklyn (Park Slope)
12/31/2024	5:30 pm - 6:45 pm	The Hot Sardines	Joe's Pub	425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003
	"NYE in Paris"...ball drops at 6PM! (Midnight in Paris ha) TICKETS

Recent Blog Posts

Podcast interview!

Posted on 1/15/2024

A pretty in depth podcast interview has been released on Leah Roseman’s Conversations With Musicians. Leah has a really wonderful podcast series and I’m honored to have been part of it. We go pretty deep on… well, life and career. I tell a bunch of really wacky (honest and awkward) ...

The Cliff - Man hits head on rocks and decides to become trombone player

Posted on 3/5/2023

I was on the road this week… at some point late night on the van I came to the realization that I had missed the 30 year anniversary of the infamous fall over the cliff in Cabo San Lucas. (1/23/93) It kind of blows my mind how I go through ...