Walter St. Denis - jazzrocks@wicn.org

Walter E. St. Denis is a resident of Millbury, MA and has lived in the area most of his life. He spent 2 years in Denver, CO where he finished his 15-year career in the financial services industry. Upon returning to Massachusetts, he earned an Associates Degree from Quinsigamond Community College. He is currently employed as a medical coder for St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center. Walter was exposed to jazz at an early age. His father was a jazz buff with a penchant for Dixieland and big band. His mother was a jazz and classical pianist. Walter played the clarinet in his youth and the drums in his teens and twenties. His passion for jazz includes trips to New York clubs, including Birdland and Sweet Rhythm, where he had the opportunity to personally speak with artists such as Lenny White, Michael Brecker, Michel Camilo, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland and Vijay Iyer.  He brings that same passion to their program Jazz Rocks, heard Friday nights from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.