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.
| Day? | Time? | Who? | Where? | Where??? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2024 | JWH Trio | "On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar) | 5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101 | |
| 10/26/2024 | The Hot Sardines | Lensic PAC | Santa Fe, NM | |
| 10/28/2024 | The Hot Sardines | Musical Instrument Museum | Phoenix, AZ | |
Two shows, 6:30 and 8:30 | ||||
| 10/29/2024 | The Hot Sardines | Musical Instrument Museum | Phoenix, AZ | |
Two shows, 6:30 and 8:30 | ||||
| Day? | Time? | Who? | Where? | Where??? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/02/2024 | NYC Ska Orchestra | The Iridium | 1650 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 | |
20 piece ska/reggae big band. I'll be in the bass trombone chair and we'll be playing a couple of my arrangements. Good good times! TICKETS | ||||
| 11/06/2024 | JWH Trio | "On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar) | 5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101 | |
| 11/07/2024 | The Hot Sardines | Birchmere | 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA | |
| 11/08/2024 | The Hot Sardines | McCarter Center | 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540 | |
Matthews Theater INFO/TIX | ||||
| 11/09/2024 | NYC Ska Orchestra | The Local in Saugerties | 16 John St. Saugerties, NY 12477 | |
Live in upstate NY! 20 piece ska/reggae big band. I'll be in the bass trombone chair and we'll be playing a couple of my arrangements. Good good times! TICKETS | ||||
| 11/12/2024 | The Hot Sardines | Birdland | 315 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036 | |
two shows 7pm and 9:30 | ||||
| 11/13/2024 | JWH Trio | "On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar) | 5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101 | |
| 11/14/2024 | The Hot Sardines | Birdland | 315 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036 | |
two shows 7pm and 9:30 | ||||
| 11/16/2024 | The Hot Sardines | Birdland | 315 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036 | |
two shows 8:30 and 10:30 | ||||
| 11/20/2024 | JWH Trio | "On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar) | 5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101 | |
| 11/21/2024 | Daria Grace and the Pre-War Ponies | Barbès | 376 9th St. (at 6th Ave) Brooklyn (Park Slope) | |
| 11/22/2024 | 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 | 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 | 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 | JWH Trio | "On The 7" (formerly Domaine Wine Bar) | 5004 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101 | |
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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) ...
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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 ...