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Lynn Baker Quartet / About This Artist

Artist Details and Stats:

Hometown: Denver, CO

Label: Origin Arts - OA2

Website: www.lynnbakerjazz.com

Sounds Like: Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Miles Davis, John Coltrane

Genre: Jazz

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Biography:

The Lynn Baker Quartet performs original, contemporary jazz and post-jazz with lyric melodies, rich harmonies, and propulsive grooves.

The Lynn Baker Quartet is led by award-winning composer, performer, and educator Lynn Baker. Lynn is Selmer Artist Clinician and active performer with his own Lynn Baker Quartet, the free-improvisation trio Rhythmic_Void, performing with and directing the Rocky Mountain Jazz Repertoire Orchestra. His clinician appearances at colleges, universities, high schools, and festivals have taken him across the North America, Europe and to Asia.

Press:

“The LYNN BAKER Quartet, LectroCoustic: I'm feeling that Weather Report vibe on this set of originals that like to push the envelope. Smart, crisp playing from the whole crew drives this set with a heady abandon that feels good. In the pocket throughout, this bunch of comers is marking their territory well on this second outing which plainly shows they've got the right stuff. Smoking stuff you just can't ignore.”
Midwest Record

“Thank you for creating this wonderful music and it's truly my pleasure to be able to share your works with the listeners.”
Craig White - Groud Level

“From the opening bass lines of "Color Line" on Azure Intention, it is evident that saxophonist Lynn Baker's Quartet comes out swinging and grooving.”
James Nadal - All About Jazz

"a monster saxophonist / composer."
Erik Troe - KUVO

"Lynn Baker plays saxophone in a way that exceeds any narrow definition of 'Jazz.' ... because he's a modern thinker, he will also jump out into the edge to push and pull you in with yet an individual approach and sound that's riveting!"
Alex Lemski - Creative Music Works

"You were there at the beginning!"
John Zorn - Overheard

"...a warm, understated tenor solo...strong blowing on tenor...the soprano saxophone catches fire on the classic Here's That Rainy Day."
Craig Leavitt - Gift of Jazz Magazine

"Sizzling..."
Eugene Register Guard