David Baker (musician)
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David Nathaniel Baker Jr. (born December 21, 1931 in Indianapolis , † March 26, 2016 in Bloomington (Indiana) ) was an American jazz trombonist , cellist , composer , university professor , jazz historian and author.
Live and act
Baker graduated from Indiana University in 1954 and received his PhD . A career as a trombonist in the Indiana jazz scene was interrupted by a jaw injury (he can be heard on Stratusphunk and Ezz-Thetics by George Russell , among others ), whereupon he switched to the cello, but decided to pursue a career as a composer and university teacher .
Baker later taught at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington , but also held numerous visiting professorships at other universities. Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker are among his students . He is known for numerous jazz compositions, some of a symphonic character, attributed to the third stream . He received composition commissions a. a. by the New York Philharmonic , Beaux Arts Trio , St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Audubon String Quartet .
He was also very active in documenting the oral history of jazz. He has written numerous books on jazz, including one on improvisational technique.
He was the conductor and artistic director of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra .
Awards and recognitions
Baker was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 and a Grammy in 1979 . He received down-beat honors as a trombonist (New Star Award) , for his life's work and for the Jazz Education Hall of Fame . He also received the Hall of Fame Award from the National Association of Jazz Educators in 1981 and the Jazz Masters Fellowship from the state NEA Foundation in 2000 . In 2007 he was honored for his life's work with the Living Jazz Legend Award from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts .
Fonts
- Jazz Improvisation: A Comprehensive Method for All Musicians. Alfred Publishing, 1988, ISBN 0882843702 .
literature
- Monika Herzig : David Baker: A Legacy in Music. Indiana University Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0253356574 .
Web links
- Works by David Baker in the catalog of the German National Library
- David Baker ( memento July 9, 2012 in the archive.today web archive ) on the Indiana University website
- Margalit Fox: David Baker, Who Helped Bring Jazz Studies Into the Academy, Dies at 84. In: The New York Times . March 29, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in Indiana Public Media
- ↑ David Baker biography. NEA Foundation, archived from the original on August 25, 2009 ; accessed on March 26, 2016 (English).
- ↑ SJMO Orchestra's David Baker Named Maestro Emeritus. The National Museum of American History, November 27, 2012, accessed March 28, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baker, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baker, David Nathaniel; Baker, Dave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trombonist, composer, and jazz writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 2016 |
| Place of death | Bloomington (Indiana) |