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Baker, David Nathaniel, Jr.
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Biography from the African-American Art Song Alliance notes his varied compositions and voluminous writings.
http://www.uni.edu/taylord/baker.bio.html
Honors page from Indiana University's Alliance of Distinguished Rank Professors notes his abilities and achievements that garnered this distinction.
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David N. Baker Indiana and currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Music and Chairman of the Jazz Department at the Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. A virtuosic performer on multiple instruments and top in his field in several...Jazz Education Journal interview conducted by Darius Brubeck concerning especially the jazz education movement. Focuses include Ornette Coleman, freer music, George Russell, his classical influence, and notes.
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Jazz Education Article Individual Student Business Member Discounts Change My Info Conference Central Registration Hotels Travel Media Center Exposition Schedule Auditions Clinics Community College All-Stars Artist Outreach Network Festival Support IAJE Awards NEA Jazz Masters Research Resource Team Talent Recognition Teacher Training Institutes...Transcript of NPR's Milestones of the Millennium with host Martin Goldsmith. Includes RMM audio of the broadcast with music edited out.
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Milestones of the Millennium: Jazz Influences on Classical Millennium we take a look at how jazz has influenced classical composers. Performance Today host Martin Goldsmith is joined by composer David Baker, a distinguished professor of music and chairman of the jazz studies department at Indiana University, as well...