TOM WASHATKA: A stellar four decade-plus career as a jazz saxophonist, producer, writer, arranger, engineer, and more!

Tom Washatka is a mainstay in the northeast Wisconsin music scene and the impact he's had in the area is huge. He is an outstanding jazz saxophonist with several critically acclaimed albums he's released under his own name and as part of various combos. He has arranged music for all types of groups, he's written numerous pieces, and he's worked with some pretty big names in jazz like pianist John Harmon, guitarist Gene Bertoncini, and his wife, vocalist Janet Planet. On top of that, he's an impeccable producer and engineer recording many excellent jazz artists at his Steel Moon Studio and releasing those recordings on his and Janet's Stellar Sound Productions label. We invite you to meet the dynamo known as Tom Washatka.

"Easy To Love" performed by The Tom Washatka Quartet
written by Cole Porter, arranged by Tom Washatka
℗ 1999 Stellar Sound Productions. Used with permission of Tom Washatka.

"You Don't Know What Love Is" performed by Tom Washatka & Scott Dercks
written by Don Rae & Gene de Paul, arranged by Tom Washatka and Scott Dercks
℗ 2020 Stellar Sound Productions. Used with permission of Tom Washatka.

"Firewater" performed by Tom Washatka, Noah Harmon, & Zach Harmon
written by Buster Williams, arranged by Tom Washatka
℗ 2021 Stellar Sound Productions. Used with permission of Tom Washatka.

"Family" performed by DADDIO
written and arranged by Tom Washatka
℗ 2023 Stellar Sound Productions. Used with permission of Tom Washatka.