Free Flight With Flutist, Jim Walker

This quartet of musicians was founded by flute virtuoso, Jim Walker. Wanting to return to his jazz roots, this former principal flutist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic formed the group Free Flight and successfully blended Classical music with Jazz. Walker is one of Hollywood's most sought after recording flutists. It is his beautiful flute playing that is heard on blockbuster movies such as Titanic, The Patriot, Aladdin and Austin Powers. Previously in Van Wert a few years ago as part of the Fountain Park Summer Series, the concert was moved inside the First United Methodist Church due to weather. An "electifying" show ensued that concertgoers are sure to remember as well as enjoy once more, this time in the NPAC! Free Flight has been known to turn jazz fans into classical buffs and classical audiences toward jazz. From Bach to Beethoven to Miles Davis to the Beatles, their "eclecticism without compromise" can be heard not simply piece by piece, but within each composition, blending together flavors of classical, jazz, new age and rock music into a palatable whole. A part of the Community Concert Series.