Chase Baird

Chase Baird
Background information
Born (1988-03-18) March 18, 1988
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Saxophone
Website chasebaird.com

David "Chase" Baird (born March 18, 1988) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.[1]

Biography

Baird was born in Seattle, Washington. He was exposed to creative musicianship at an early age by his father, a trumpet player who played in rock bands and owned an eclectic collection of instruments. At age 8, Baird's family relocated Salt Lake City, Utah. He began to play the alto saxophone shortly after.[2]At age 16, his family relocated to the San Francisco bay area where he began to collaborate with other young musicians, including pianist Julian Waterfall Pollack.[3] Baird later enrolled at California State University, Long Beach to study both psychology and music.[4]In 2011, he transferred to the Juilliard School in New York City, where he completed an undergraduate degree.[1][4] Baird's early musical inspirations included the tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker, whom he cites as a mentor.[1]

In addition to his work in jazz, he has performed with popular artists including Matthew Morrison and Morgan James.[1][5][6]He is also featured in the soundtrack to Emancipated, a 2009 film by P.K. Ziainia with music by composer Rodrigo Denis.[7]

Musical style

Baird's music incorporates stylistic elements from classical music and rock.[2]

In 2010, Baird published an article on his original concept of Harmonic Grounding in Down Beat magazine. This article lays the groundwork for a theoretical approach to the construction of melodies with an enhanced sense of dissonance and chromatic "color". Baird orients the approach around the intervals of the perfect fifth and major third. He claims that these intervals are the next most consonant intervals to the octave, as they are the first in the overtone series to utilize a pitch different from the fundamental. His theory is based upon similar principles to George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization.[8]

Discography

As leader

Title Year Label
Crosscurrent 2010 Junebeat[9][10]

As sideman

Album artist Title Year Label
Joshua Maxey Language of Sound and Spirit 2012 Independent Release
Joshua Maxey Cycles of Sound 2012 Independent Release
Morgan James Hunter 2014 Epic

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kolhasse, Bill. "On Principle: Saxophonist Chase Baird" (HMTL). Pasatiempo. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  2. 1 2 Self, Alisha. "Meet saxophone prodigy Chase Baird" (HMTL). Park Record. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  3. ↑ Wiegand, David. "Julian Pollack in Mendocino for Family Biz" (HMTL). San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  4. 1 2 Taylor, Tim. "Chase Baird – Crosscurrent – Junebeat Records" (HMTL). Audiophile Audition. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  5. ↑ Collar, Matt. "Hunter" (HMTL). AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  6. ↑ Collar Holden, Stephen. "Cool Song-and-Dance Man Coolly Sings and Dances: Matthew Morrison’s Show Nods to Cory Monteith at 54 Below" (HMTL). New York Times. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  7. ↑ "Emancipated: Full Cast & Crew" (HMTL). IMDB. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  8. ↑ Baird, Chase. "Harmonic Grounding: A New Perspective on Chromatic Improvisation" (HMTL). Downbeat. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  9. ↑ Wiegand, David. "CD Review: Chase Baird, Crosscurrent" (HMTL). SF Gate. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  10. ↑ Lindsay, Bruce. "Chase Baird: Crosscurrent". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-06-20.

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