Age, Biography and Wiki

Terry Waldo was born on 26 November, 1944 in Ironton, Ohio, U.S., is an American pianist and composer (born 1944). Discover Terry Waldo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation Musician, composer
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 26 November, 1944
Birthday 26 November
Birthplace Ironton, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality United States

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 26 November. He is a member of famous pianist with the age 79 years old group.

Terry Waldo Height, Weight & Measurements

At 79 years old, Terry Waldo height not available right now. We will update Terry Waldo's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Terry Waldo Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Terry Waldo worth at the age of 79 years old? Terry Waldo’s income source is mostly from being a successful pianist. He is from United States. We have estimated Terry Waldo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income pianist

Terry Waldo Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1940

Mayl's band was one of a few select hold-outs dotting the country from the traditional jazz revival of the 1940s.

1944

Terry Waldo (born November 26, 1944) is an American pianist, composer, and historian of early jazz, blues, and stride music, and is best known for his contribution to ragtime and his role in reviving interest in this form, starting in the 1970s.

Says Wynton Marsalis in his introduction to Waldo's book: "He teaches Ragtime, he talks about Ragtime, he plays it, he embodies it, he lives it, and he keeps Ragtime alive."

1961

By 1961, he had organized his first band: The Fungus Five Plus Two ("our music grows on you"), which appeared on Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour in 1963, the same year Waldo graduated from high school.

1963

Waldo began his professional career in 1963 by working in various restaurants around Columbus, Ohio.

Soon, he began playing in several bands including Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings from Dayton, Ohio.

1964

The twenty-year-old Waldo then appeared in New Orleans in 1964, playing with such notables as Kid Valentine and Johnny Wiggs.

The Red Garter, home to various banjo bands, was one of his venues.

1965

In 1965 and 1966 he played in San Francisco at another Red Garter and at Earthquake Mcgoon's with West Coast jazz revival musicians.

Waldo played with Turk Murphy's Jazz Band and studied with other prominent jazz musicians such as Pops Foster, Lu Watters, Wally Rose, and Clancy Hayes, while living in a room above Mcgoon's for one dollar per day.

1969

In 1969 Waldo met Eubie Blake at the St. Louis Ragtime Festival.

Blake became his mentor and lifelong friend.

Returning to Ohio, Waldo formed the Gutbucket Syncopators in 1969.

This traditional jazz group included Frank Powers, Roy Tate, and Jim Snyder, among others.

The Syncopators performed at festivals and clubs and made a number of recordings.

This band attracted top musicians from Chicago and New York and featured such notable guest performers as George Rock (of Spike Jones fame), Ruth Brisbane, and Edith Wilson.

1971

Waldo studied piano with Blake from 1971 through 1983, although Blake qualifies their arrangement: "Now, I'm not going to say I taught Terry how to play, because he already knew his stuff when I met him...He has become not only a fine musician, but an excellent entertainer."

Waldo also studied piano with Roland Hanna, Dick Wellstood, Jaki Byard, and Peter Howard.

Waldo's range of expertise (composing, arranging, writing, directing, and performing) has been evidenced across a wide spectrum of media and performing arts.

He continues to produce his own shows and recordings with his partner, Janice Lee, through Waldo/Lee Music Productions, Inc. Waldo/Lee recently provided production assistance for the latest revised edition of Waldo's book, This Is Ragtime for Jazz at Lincoln Center Library Editions, as well as reissuing the radio series of the same title made for NPR.

The company is now developing a new Off-Broadway musical show for Waldo.

Meanwhile, he continues a series of live performances in diverse venues including The Supreme Court, Jazz At Lincoln Center, The Smithsonian Institution, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall (as a featured guest with the New York Pops) and The National Gallery of Arts in Washington.

1974

Waldo's twenty-six part NPR series, This is Ragtime, aired in 1974 and helped fuel the 1970s ragtime revival.

1975

In 1975, Waldo met vocalist Susan La Marche, who would be his performing partner for twelve years.

1976

The book, This is Ragtime, published in 1976, grew out of the series of the same title that Waldo produced for NPR in 1974.

Waldo is also a theatrical music director, producer, vocalist, and teacher.

He is noted for his wit and humor in performance, as "a monologist in the dry, Middle Western tradition."

Eubie Blake describes his first impression of Waldo's performance thus: "I died laughing...that's one of the hardest things to do—make people laugh. Terry's ability to do this, combined with his musicianship, actually reminds me of Fats Waller."

Waldo was born in Ironton, Ohio.

His family moved to Columbus, Ohio when he was about five years old.

His neighbor, John Baker, owned a large collection of jazz recordings, piano rolls, and jazz films.

Terry spent most of his free time absorbing all this great American music at Baker's. The jazz film collection was eventually acquired by the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, and is considered one of the most extensive in the world.

As a child, Waldo listened to Spike Jones and Dixieland records, and became a record collector himself.

At around the age of eight he began studying classical piano.

The formal lessons continued for three years; in a short time he moved from classical to jazz and ragtime.

He also learned how to play trumpet, tuba, string bass, cello, tympani drums, banjo, and organ.

The book of the same title grew out of that series: first published in 1976, and subsequently republished in 1991 and 2009.

Eubie Blake, who wrote the introduction, credits his protégé: "Terry's love of Ragtime goes back a long way, long before its 'rediscovery.' People then were always trying to talk him out of playing that 'corny old stuff.'"

1984

Waldo relocated to New York City in 1984, where he began playing solo at jazz clubs including The Cookery, The Village Gate, Hanratty's, The Village Corner, The Carnegie Tavern and The Knickerbocker.

1992

Together they performed at the 92nd Street Y, The Jazz Church in NYC, Jacob's Pillow, The Rahway Theatre, Carnegie Hall, and countless clubs, concerts, and festivals.