Collin Walcott

Collin Walcott
Born (1945-04-24)April 24, 1945
Died November 8, 1984(1984-11-08) (aged 39)
East Germany
Instruments Sitar, tabla
Associated acts Oregon
Website www.collinwalcott.com

Collin Walcott (April 24, 1945 – November 8, 1984) was a North American musician. He was a student of Ravi Shankar and Vasant Rai. Collin expanded the role of the sitar in western music. Walcott studied music and ethnomusicology at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and at The University of California at Los Angeles. Though best remembered for his tabla and sitar playing, Collin Walcott played many musical instruments, including trap drums, clarinet, violin, guitar, piano, percussion, marimbas, and a kalimba he fashioned himself from a gas can. He was a member of the Paul Winter Consort and the groups Oregon (with Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless and Glen Moore) and Codona (with Don Cherry and Naná Vasconcelos).

In 1981 he performed at the Woodstock Jazz Festival, held in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Creative Music Studio.

Walcott was killed in an automobile accident in East Germany during a 1984 Oregon concert tour.

Discography

As leader

With Oregon

With Codona

As contributor

David Amram :

Irwin Bazelon :

Bobby Callender :

Don Cherry :

Larry Coryell :

Cosmology :

David Darling :

Miles Davis :

Steve Eliovson :

Rachel Faro :

Cyrus Faryar :

Egberto Gismonti :

Tim Hardin :

Richie Havens :

Dave Liebman :

Alan Lorber Orchestra :

Meredith Monk :

Orpheus (compilation) :

Jim Pepper:

Vasant Rai :

The Rainbow Band :

Alla Rakha Khan :

Buddy Rich :

Stephen Roane :

Tony Scott :

Kathy Smith (Kathleen Smith) :

Titos Sompa :

Ralph Towner with Glen Moore :

U2 :

Various Artists (Chamaeleon Church) - compilation :

Barry Wedgle :

Elyse Weinberg :

Paul Winter Consort :

See also

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