As a young child, Walter Lang was immersed in a household vibrating with his father and grandfather's lively accordion and piano playing. He joyously began his own musical training on the piano when he was nine years old. Raised in Germany, Lang went to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music, and then returned to Europe to graduate from the Amsterdam School of the Arts.
Blending his unique jazz rhythm with the skills of talented friends, Lang helped found the Rick Hollander Quartet. The group toured almost constantly throughout the '90s, covering America, Japan, and Eu...