Walter Beasley is an anomaly: a successful performing musician who possesses the rare skill of understanding the musical process beyond the intuitive. This special ability enables Walter to communicate with aspiring musicians in a way that removes the sense of mystery that sometimes enshrouds our profession.

A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format.

Everybody talks about finding your voice. Do your homework and your voice will find you.

There is not a sentence in the world that could respectfully do justice to the life and music of Jerry Garcia.

I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense.

There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record.

My job is to write songs that have emotional meaning to me.