Chase Baird

Chase Baird

Baird live at the Blue Whale, Los Angeles, November 2016
Background information
Born (1988-03-18) March 18, 1988
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Saxophone, EWI
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 and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2] 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.[2] He began studying the saxophone around age ten and progressed rapidly.[2] By age 14, he was discovered and mentored by the late great tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker.[3][1][2] His family eventually relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area where began to collaborate with other young musicians, including pianist Julian Waterfall Pollack.[4] Baird studied both music and psychology at California State University, Long Beach,[5] and eventually transferred to the Juilliard School in New York City.[1][5][6]

In addition to his work in jazz with drummer Antonio Sánchez[7], guitarist Nir Felder[3], vocalist Thana Alexa[7] and others, he has also performed with popular artists Chaka Khan[3] and Matthew Morrison.[8][1] He is also featured in the soundtrack to Emancipated, a 2009 film by P.K. Ziainia with music by composer Rodrigo Denis.[9]

Discography

As leader

Title Year Label
Crosscurrent 2010 Junebeat[10][11]

As sideman

Album artist Title Year Label
Joshua Maxey Language of Sound and Spirit 2012 Independent Release[12]
Morgan James Hunter 2014 Epic[13]
Joshua Maxey Celebration of Soul 2015 Independent Release[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kolhasse, Bill. "On Principle: Saxophonist Chase Baird" (HMTL). Pasatiempo. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Self, Alisha. "Meet saxophone prodigy Chase Baird" (HMTL). Park Record. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  3. 1 2 3 Panken, Ted. "Colleagues, Collaborators Remember Michael Brecker in NYC Concert" (HMTL). Downbeat Magazine. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  4. ↑ Wiegand, David. "Julian Pollack in Mendocino for Family Biz" (HMTL). San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  5. 1 2 Taylor, Tim. "Chase Baird – Crosscurrent – Junebeat Records" (HMTL). Audiophile Audition. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  6. ↑ "Juilliard Jazz Ensembles Perform Student Original Compositions" (HMTL). Juilliard Journal. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  7. 1 2 Ben Ali Zinati, Kevin. "From Birdman to the unique magic of the Blue Note. No words, only applause for Antonio Sanchez" (HMTL). La Provincia di Varese. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Emancipated: Full Cast & Crew" (HMTL). IMDB. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  10. ↑ Wiegand, David. "CD Review: Chase Baird, Crosscurrent" (HMTL). SF Gate. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  11. ↑ Lindsay, Bruce. "Chase Baird: Crosscurrent". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  12. ↑ "Josh Maxey: The Language Of Sound And Spirit" (HMTL). All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  13. ↑ Collar, Matt. "Hunter" (HMTL). AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  14. ↑ "Celebration of Soul - Josh Maxey" (HMTL). All Music. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
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