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The Trio WAG

Walter Szymanski, a native of Detroit, recently returned from a successful tour in Japan with Ms. Jo Thompson. He has toured the world performing with some of his jazz idols including Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Milt Hinton and Sarah Vaughn. He has also recorded and performed with such Motown stars as Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, and the Four Tops. He has served as composer in residence for the Detroit Dance Collective, the Acoustic Arts Ensemble, and the Detroit Concert Choir, and as professor of jazz trumpet, arranging, and composition studies at Oakland University in Michigan.

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The Trio WAG 10/9/03: The Trio WAG

The Trio WAG consists of Walt Szymanski, trumpet; Alex Harding, baritone sax; and Gary Wittner, guitar. This jazz trio returns as part of the Kennedy Center and Department of State’s “Jazz Ambassadors” project, touring to Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

The Trio WAG

The Trio WAG consists of Walt Szymanski, trumpet; Alex Harding, baritone sax; and Gary Wittner, guitar. This jazz trio returns as part of the Kennedy Center and Department of State’s “Jazz Ambassadors” project, touring to Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
Trio WAG 8/2/01: Trio WAG

Members of the Trio WAG have performed around the world with such jazz greats as Wynton Marsalis and Donald Byrd.

Trio WAG

Members of the Trio WAG have performed around the world with such jazz greats as Wynton Marsalis and Donald Byrd.

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