1. David "Chase" Baird was born on March 18,1988 and is an American saxophonist, guitarist, wind synthesist, composer, songwriter and music educator.
17 Facts About Chase Baird
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Chase Baird was introduced to music at an early age by his father, a trumpet player who played in rock bands and doubled on an eclectic collection of instruments, including saxophone, flute, Rhodes, synthesizer and percussion.
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Chase Baird's family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1996.
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Chase Baird began to play the saxophone around age ten, and eventually studied jazz and improvisation for several years with saxophonist Alan Braufman.
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Chase Baird's family made contact via Brecker's manager and Brecker agreed to meet in person next time he traveled through Salt Lake City in early 2003.
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Chase Baird's family relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2004.
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Chase Baird graduated from Acalanes High School in Lafayette, California in 2006.
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Chase Baird attended Diablo Valley College for one year, primarily studying psychology.
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Chase Baird later transferred to California State University, Long Beach to study music, notably with saxophonists Eric Marienthal, Sal Lozano and Jay Mason.
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Chase Baird left after two years and eventually relocated to New York City, where he enrolled at The Juilliard School and completed an undergraduate degree in 2014.
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Chase Baird recorded and released his debut album, Crosscurrent, in 2010, featuring pianist Julian Waterfall Pollack, guitarist John Storie, bassist Christopher Tordini, drummer Steve Lyman and percussionist James Yoshizawa.
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Chase Baird joined drummer Antonio Sanchez's group Migration in 2018, recording both saxophone and Electronic Wind Instrument on the group's critically acclaimed album Lines in the Sand.
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Chase Baird co-led the band Venture, alongside drummer Mike Clark, vibraphonist Mark Sherman and electric bassist Felix Pastorius.
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Chase Baird released A Life Between, his second album as a leader in August 2019.
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Chase Baird collaborated with drummer Steve Lyman to compose, record and produce the electro-acoustic composition Pulsar, later released in July 2020.
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Chase Baird has performed or recorded with artists Chaka Khan, Bill Champlin, Matthew Morrison, Jakob Dylan, Diana Degarmo, Chloe Agnew and Morgan James.
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Chase Baird has worked with jazz and fusion artists including Chris Botti, Mike Stern, Antonio Farao, Aaron Parks, Thana Alexa, Dennis Chambers, Gary Grainger, Gene Perla, Dan Tepfer, Thomas Dawson, Victor Wooten, Keith Carlock, Circuit Kisser and the Mingus Big Band, among others.