Terry Waldo
Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2pm
INDOOR CONCERT and LIVE STREAM
Haddonfield United Methodist Church
29 Warwick Road
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Terry Waldo returns to Tri-State! He is considered one of America’s premier performers and presenters of Ragtime and Early Jazz. Known for his virtuoso ragtime and stride piano playing, charming vocals, and disarming wit, he is the protégé‚ of the legendary Eubie Blake, who called Waldo “an extension of my own musical self.”
Made possible by funds from the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission at Camden County College, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Made possible by funds from the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission at Camden County College, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Background
Terry Waldo, the protégé of the late Eubie Blake, is a virtuoso ragtime, stride, and blues pianist as well as a vocalist and performer, famous for his dry wit. Mr. Waldo is also an author, composer, producer, band leader and theatrical music director. In a professional career that has spanned over fifty years, Terry has produced and arranged over sixty albums.
Terry has appeared with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, where he presented the world premiere of his “Eubie Blake Concerto,” performed and composed for many TV programs and films including The Tonight Show, PBS documentaries on Storyville and Jack Johnson, and has produced
and arranged over 40 albums.
His book, This Is Ragtime is considered to be the definitive book on ragtime and it along with his 26-part series, of the same title, produced for National Public Radio, fueled the 1970s ragtime revival. Terry has also taught a ragtime course for Swing University at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
You may visit Terry's website here.