{"id":77,"date":"2025-01-12T19:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T00:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2025-01-16T13:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T18:02:23","slug":"richard-walton-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/?page_id=77","title":{"rendered":"Richard Walton Group (New &#8220;5 By Seven&#8221; CD Album)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-10-03-RWG-Little-Market-Cafe-Gus-20211003_191005_BEST.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-982\" title=\"DSC_3244-Edit-Edit\" src=\"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RWG_CDCase_Cover_proof5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"831\" height=\"850\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARRIVING APRIL 2023 , the anticipated new 8 song CD<\/h4>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8220;<strong>I enjoyed the &#8216;Under The Current&#8217; CD very much, it&#8217;s a really nice project. I especially liked the following songs: &#8220;Five And Dime&#8221;, &#8220;Jaywalker&#8221;, &#8220;Serra&#8221; &amp; &#8220;Methenything&#8221;. I think the band sounds really good, and it&#8217;s put together really well.<\/strong><\/span><\/em> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chuck Loeb (Fourplay) &#8211; Grammy Award Winning Composer\/Guitarist<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;As to Richard Walton<\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"> Group,<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> awesome group!! Dig it!&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">~ <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets) ~ Grammy Award Winning Composer\/Bassist\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-RWG-EPK.zip\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Richard Walton Group Complete 2025 EPK<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OCbYGO5jrj4\">Richard Walton Group YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Richard-Walton-Group-137256107271\/?ref=sgm\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-pink-color\">Richard Walton Group Facebook<\/span> <\/a><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RWG-Live-Medley-Mp3-2016-mix.mp3\">Richard Walton Group Live Demo<\/a><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-RWG-Bio-2023.pdf\">Richard Walton Group 2024 Bio<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2022-RWG-promo-20211003_191005-scaled.jpg\">Richard Walton Group 2024 Promotional Photo<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Richard Walton Group is celebrating 34 years as an accomplished, award winning, multi-genre (World Beat, Jam, Fusion, Jazz, Funk, Rock) instrumental group. The band&#8217;s current musicians include Barry Caudill (sax \/ flute), David Meer (guitar), Matt Perich\u00a0 (guitar), Mitchell Shaivitz (percussion, engineer) and Richard Walton (bass guitar).<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<h4><strong>2023 ushers in the highly anticipated new 8 song CD, &#8220;5 By Seven&#8221;.\u00a0 All songs were written and arranged by the band (current &amp; past). Featuring tracks like the mambo concert favorite\u00a0 &#8220;Infatuation&#8221;, Proggy-like jams &#8220;Bad Dog&#8221; &amp; &#8220;Blues In J&#8221; and atmospheric &#8220;Uncle Bumble&#8221;, &#8220;Kathie&#8217;s Lullaby&#8221; and &#8220;A Song For CL&#8221;. Available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/notlaw-music.square.site\/\">https:\/\/notlaw-music.square.site\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In 2016, the group was nominated<em> &#8216;Best Jazz Artist&#8217;<\/em> by the Maryland Music Awards. In spring of 2016, the band received a WAMMIE nomination for<em style=\"line-height: 1.2;\">&#8216;Best Jazz Recording&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>for their highly anticipated latest studio CD <em>&#8220;Under The Current&#8221;<\/em>. They also received 4th place at the WAMMIE Awards for &#8216;Fan Favorite&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Their acclaimed 2006 CD, <em>\u201cJunction&#8221;, <\/em>features 13 captivating tracks; often comparing their music to &#8216;Steely Dan meeting the Pat Metheny Group&#8217;. In 2004, they released an \u2018enhanced\u2019 CD, <em>\u201cLive At Blues Alley<\/em>&#8220;; that was recorded at the world famous jazz club in Washington, D.C. Formed in 1991, after being chosen as a semi-finalist in a Mid-Atlantic sponsorship, Richard and his group have gained regional and national recognition through airplay, songwriting contests, corporate &amp; concert performances. The group have a proven reputation as versatile composers, producers &amp; performers. They have collectively received 38 songwriting awards from numerous songwriting contests.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Richard Walton Group CD Discography:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>&#8220;5 By Seven&#8221;<\/em> (CD: 8 tracks)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Under The Current&#8221;<\/em> (CD:10 tracks, plus hidden bonus track)\u00a0 \u00a0Baltimore Jazz Alliance &#8211; &#8220;Jazzscapes II&#8221; (includes \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0their composition &#8220;Across The Tracks&#8221;)<\/strong><br \/><strong><em>&#8220;Junction&#8221;<\/em> (HDCD &#8211; 13 tracks)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Baltimore Jazz Alliance &#8211; &#8220;Jazzscapes I&#8221; (includes their composition &#8220;Rio Le&#8221;)<\/strong><br \/><strong><em>&#8220;Live At Blues Alley&#8221;<\/em> (enhanced CD &#8211; 5 tracks)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Oasis Jazz &#8211; &#8220;Volume 5&#8221; (2 CD set, includes their composition &#8220;The Radio Song&#8221;<\/strong><br \/><strong><em>&#8220;Hear And Now&#8221;<\/em> (CD:14 tracks)<\/strong><br \/><strong>WTMD &#8211; &#8220;Best Of The Breeze, Volume 2&#8221; (includes their composition &#8220;Where Time Stood Still&#8221;<\/strong><br \/><strong>Oasis Jazz Mixer &#8211; &#8220;Vocals And Instrumentals&#8221; (includes their composition &#8220;No Time Like The Present&#8221;<\/strong><br \/><strong><em>&#8220;Where Time Stood Still&#8221; <\/em>(CD:10 tracks)<\/strong><br \/><strong><em>&#8220;Savannah Blue&#8221; <\/em>(CD:10 tracks)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selected Richard Walton Group performances:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Allen Pond Park &#8211; Bowie, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Baltimore Book Festival \u2013 Baltimore, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Baltimore Museum of Art \u2013 Baltimore, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Baltimore Waterfront Festival \u2013 Baltimore, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Bare Bones Restaurant \u2013 Ellicott City, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Blues Alley Jazz &amp; Supper Club \u2013 Washington, D.C.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Catonsville Arts &amp; Crafts Festival &#8211; Catonsville, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Centennial Lake Park &#8211; Ellicott City, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>CBS 60 Minutes II \u2013 CBS Television N.Y., N.Y.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Chapelgate Presbyterian Church \u2013 Woodstock, MD. (w\/ Carl Filipiak Group)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Columbia Lakefront Summer Concert Series \u2013 Columbia, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Eden Restaurant \u2013 Rehoboth Beach, DE.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 59 Lake \u2013 Rehoboth Beach, DE.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Jammin\u2019 Java\u2019s \u2013 Vienna, VA.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Lansdowne Resort \u2013 Lansdowne, VA.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Lexington Market &#8211; Baltimore, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Lurman Woodland Theater &#8211; Catonsville, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Maryland Public Television &#8211; Owings Mills, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>M &amp; T Bank \/ Ravens Stadium \u2013 Baltimore, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Max&#8217;s On Broadway &#8211; Baltimore, MD. (w\/ Steve Hackett, formerly of Genesis)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Milltowne Tavern \u2013 Ellicott City, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Mt. Washington Jazz &amp; Wine Festival \u2013 Baltimore, MD. (w\/ David Bach Consort)<\/strong><br \/><strong>National Aquarium &#8211; Baltimore, MD.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Recher Theatre &#8211; Towson, MD.\u00a0 (w\/ Crack The Sky)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Rehoboth Beach Bandstand \u2013 Rehoboth Beach, DE.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival \u2013 Rehoboth Beach, DE.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Senator Theatre \u2013 Baltimore, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Spike &amp; Charlie&#8217;s &#8211; Baltimore, MD. (w\/ British songwriter Kevin Ayers)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Stephens Hall Theatre, T.S.U. &#8211; Towson, MD. (w\/ Karen Goldberg Trio)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Tally Ho Theatre &#8211; Leesburg, VA \u00a0 (w\/ Crack The Sky)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Towsontowne Festival &#8211; Towson, MD.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Vienna Presbyterian Church \u2013 Vienna, VA.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Vienna Towne Green Concert Series &#8211; Vienna, VA.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Viva Vienna \u2013 Vienna, VA.<\/strong><br \/><strong>WAMA Crosstown Jam \u2013 Washington, D.C. (w\/ Groovelilly)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Wine In The Woods Festival \u2013 Columbia, MD.<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARRIVING APRIL 2023 , the anticipated new 8 song CD &#8220;I enjoyed the &#8216;Under The Current&#8217; CD very much, it&#8217;s a really nice project. I especially liked the following songs:<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/?page_id=77\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Richard Walton Group (New &#8220;5 By Seven&#8221; CD Album)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9303,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":174,"href":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10183,"href":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions\/10183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/notlaw.com\/pages\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}