He quickly gained the admiration of colleagues and audiences in Pittsburgh and set his sights on Principal Flute jobs.
His star began to rise when Jim was named Associate Principal Flute in the Pittsburgh Symphony after a stint playing in the US Military Academy Band at West Point. Orchestral to jazz to pop, television to film to the concert hall, Jim Walker has never met anĪudience that didn’t love his powerful, “stand and deliver” performances.
Few other flutists in history have made such indelible marks in so many musical circles.
