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The Paul Baker Trio: The Pagliacci Blues
Here’s a sneak peek of the new album I just recorded. This is one of 3 movements in a suite called The […]
The Brewtet Jazz Session
Hi! The Brewtet is here to offer you some music! Many of our musicians have been out of work like many others […]
BIOGRAPHY
Paul Baker is a jazz bassist in the Central Ohio area. He graduated from Otterbein University in Spring 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music – Jazz Studies Concentration. He has performed with numerous local musicians and has recorded two albums comprised entirely of original material.
INFLUENCES
Bassists - Paul Chambers, Oscar Pettiford, Ray Brown, John Clayton, Sam Jones, Percy Heath, Christian McBride, Jimmy Blanton, Ron Carter, Charles Mingus, Buster Williams, Scott LaFaro, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Jaco Pastorious, Robert Hurst and Milt Hinton just to name a few.
Composers - Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Bill Evans and Horace Silver.
Teachers & Mentors - Christian Berg, Douglas Richeson and James Bates.