Russel Walder
| Russel Walder | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 9, 1959 Deerfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | World music, chamber jazz, ambient, contemporary classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, label owner |
| Instruments | Oboe, duduk |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Nomad Soul |
Russel Walder (born February 9, 1959) is an American jazz oboist and the founder of Nomad Soul Records.
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 attended The Boston Conservatory of Music and The California Institute of the Arts. He 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.
He appeared on the contemporary jazz scene 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. He studied with Oregon's Paul McCandless.
After the success of Elements, Walder's next recording, 1986's Transit, again with Stein, included performances by Bruce Hornsby and mixing by Mark Isham. He signed to Narada, 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.
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