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Jamie Baum

NYC flutist/composer/recording artist/clinician, Jamie Baum, has toured the US, and over 30 countries performing at major festivals and concert halls including The North Sea Jazz Festival, Guimaraes Jazz Festival, Madrid Jazz Festival, “jaZZ & beyond Improvised Music Festival”; Sedutirol, Braga, Oeiras, Bermuda, Edinburgh, Friehoffer, Winter JazzFest and JVC Festivals. She has performed with artists as renown and diverse as George Russell, Randy Brecker, Donald Brown, Mick Goodrick, Tom Harrell and Kenny Barron to Dave Douglas, Fred Hersch, Uri Caine, Ralph Alessi, Leni Stern, Jane Bunnett, David Binney, V.M Bhatt, Anthony Braxton and Wadada Leo Smith.

Though focusing primarily on jazz, she has been involved in several projects, performances and tours performing classical, new music, Brazilian and Latin music. Receiving critical praise for five CD’s as a leader with her sixth, Bridges due out in 2017, Sight Unheard (w/Dave Douglas, Kenny Werner), Moving Forward, Standing Still (w/Ralph Alessi, George Colligan) and her 2013 Sunnyside Records release In This Life (w/Amir ElSaffar, John Escreet) all received four stars from DownBeat and made several “Best CDs of the Year” lists. Inch By Inch, by the cooperative band Yard Byard: The Jaki Byard Project (w/Jerome Harris, George Schuller), out May 2014 (GM Recordings) also received four stars from DownBeat. Recordings as sidewoman include those by Dave Binney, George Colligan, Ursel Schlicht, Glenn White, Frank Carlberg, Patrizia Scascitelli, Taylor Haskins, Steve Lampert, Monika Herzig, Louise Rogers, Sarah McKenzie, Brian Landrus, etc.

Ms. Baum has been in the DownBeat Critics Polls annually since 1998, winning #3 in the 2016 Top Flutists category and # 1 Rising Star Flutist in 2012, and was named a “Major New International Talent” in 2015 lists by both “Musica Jazz” and “Jazzit” (Italy). She was included in the Huffington Post’s “Twenty five Great Jazz Flute Performances” and has appeared in both the JazzTimes (’14) and NPR Critics Polls (’13). She was nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association for “Flutist of the Year“ eight times, including 2015 and her band The Jamie Baum Septet+ was also nominated in 2014 as “Best Midsize Ensemble of the Year” – in the same list with only two other bands -The Wayne Shorter Quartet and Steve Coleman and Five Elements!

Among the many awards for her composing, Baum was awarded the 2014 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship and was selected a 2014-15 Norman Stevens Fellow during her MacDowell Colony residency. She won the ’99 International Jazz Composers Alliance Award, the 2010 CAP Award (American Music Center), the prestigious 2003 New Works: Creation and Presentation Award and the 2007 Encore Award, both components of the Doris Duke/Chamber Music America Jazz Ensembles Project.

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Jamie Baum: Bridges

Read "Bridges" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


L'interesse di Jamie Baum a integrare nella sua ricerca varie tradizioni musicali orientali trova in questo disco l'espressione più ampia e organica. L'invito a esibirsi nel 2003 e nel 2009 al festival jazz di Kathmandu ha rappresentato per la flautista un'occasione per interagire con musicisti tradizionali nepalesi e indiani, stimolandola ad approfondire le loro musiche. I segni di quest'interesse erano già chiari nell'album del 2012 In This Life, che presentava temi ispirati al pakistano Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan e alla ...

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The Jamie Baum Septet: Bridges

Read "Bridges" reviewed by Peter J. Hoetjes


Far from prolific, Jamie Baum has recorded just four albums in the past decade. However, each recording has clearly been created because the flutist was inspired to contribute something new. Bridges is presented as six songs separated equally by the three part “Honoring Nepal: The Shiva Suite." This almost cinematic 20-minute centerpiece composition is an expansive dedication to the country and its people following the destruction and loss wrought by an earthquake just three years prior. At times regal and ...

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Monika Herzig: Sheroes

Read "Sheroes" reviewed by Jim Worsley


Composer and pianist Monika Herzig embarks on carefully scored passages against a bevy of broad sonic palettes on her 2018 release Sheroes. Herzig has long championed female empowerment in jazz, as well as other forms of music. For Sheroes she assembled an international cast featuring many of the finest musicians in the world. A total of nine musicians, including Herzig, brought their wealth of talent and band leading skills into the studio. The results are rewarding and sophisticated ...

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Monika Herzig: Sheroes

Read "Sheroes" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Pianist and composer Monika Herzig pays tribute to women in jazz, on her captivating Sheroes. The artistically superlative, all-female band explores various cadences, harmonies and moods on this exquisite album, all the while deftly maintaining thematic unity. Eight of the tracks are originals by ensemble members, and two are Herzig-arranged covers. These are the traditional “House of the Rising Sun" and singer-songwriter Valerie Simpson's (of Ashford/Simpson fame) classic “Ain't No Mountain High Enough." The latter opens ...

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North Sea Jazz Festival 2014

Read "North Sea Jazz Festival 2014" reviewed by Henning Bolte


North Sea Jazz Festival 2014 Rotterdam, Netherlands July, 11, 2014 The North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam is the biggest indoor festival in Europe. It is organized by Mojo Concerts and The Security Company, both part of Live Nation Entertainment, a worldwide operating live event mega-organizer (240,000 events annually in 33 countries). The amount of parallel concerts and big names in three days and nights-- starting in the late afternoon--is dizzying. It also evokes ...

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Jamie Baum: In This Life

Read "In This Life" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


Oltre che valente flautista Jamie Baum è anche prolifica e interessante compositrice, arte che ha modo di modellare e sperimentare nelle sue diverse formazioni. Il settetto è l'ensemble di più lunga data (è in vita da quattordici anni e si sono avvicendati musicisti come Vijay Iyer, Drew Gress, Shane Endsley, per citarne alcuni) e quello che meglio esprime la ricchezza espressiva di Ms. Baum. Flessibilità da combo e tavolozza timbrica da piccola orchestra, sono le armi utilizzate ...

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Jamie Baum: In This Life

Read "In This Life" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Flutist and composer Jamie Baum's In This Life is a richly textured album both in a harmonic and conceptual sense. Inspired by her travels through India and Nepal and influenced by the music of the late Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, this collection of intriguing originals (and two Khan covers) is simultaneously deeply spiritual and vibrantly organic. As a leader, Baum often alternates the ensemble sounds of the wind players with those of the rhythm section created ...

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Flutist/Composer Jamie Baum Explores Links Between Sacred Music Traditions On "Bridges," A Riveting New Album By The Jamie Baum Septet+

Flutist/Composer Jamie Baum Explores Links Between Sacred Music Traditions On "Bridges," A Riveting New Album By The Jamie Baum Septet+

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity

Flutist/Composer Jamie Baum Explores Links Between Sacred Music Traditions on Bridges—A Riveting New Album by The Jamie Baum Septet+—Co-produced by Jamie Baum and Richie Beirach. Available May 18, 2018 on Sunnyside Records. Jamie Baum Septet+ CD Release Celebrations for Bridges May 25: Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT May 26: The Cell Theater, NYC May 27: StageOne, Fairfield Theatre Company, Fairfield The Jamie Baum Septet+ Jamie Baum-flutes, singing bowl, Amir ElSaffar-trumpet, vocals, Sam Sadigursky-alto sax/bass clarinet, Chris ...

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Jamie Baum At European Festivals: Südtirol Jazzfestival 6/25, Jazzlent 6/27

Jamie Baum At European Festivals:  Südtirol Jazzfestival 6/25, Jazzlent 6/27

Source: Scott Foster

The Jamie Baum Septet will perform at the Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige in Bolzano, Italy on June 25, 2011, and The Jamie Baum Quintet will perform at Jazzlent in Maribor, Slovenia on June 27, 2011. The Südtirol concert will be at Piazza Walther in the center of Bolzano. The concert begins at 9:30 PM and admission is free. Jamie Baum, a brilliant flutist and composer, will lead her septet in the performance of her original compositions, including selections from her ...

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Performance / Tour

Jamie Baum Septet at Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival May 19

Jamie Baum Septet at Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival May 19

Source: Scott Foster

The Jamie Baum Septet will perform May 19, 2011 as part of the 16th annual Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The concert, which begins at 7:00 PM, will be at the Terrace Theater in the Kennedy Center complex, and will also feature the Tia Fuller Quartet and JaLaLa. Tickets may be purchased on the festival's website or by phone (800-444-1324 or 202-467-4600.) Orchestra seats are ...

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Jamie Baum Septet at Winter Jazz Fest, Jan. 8 NYC

Jamie Baum Septet at Winter Jazz Fest, Jan. 8 NYC

Source: Scott Foster

THE JAMIE BAUM SEPTET will make its Winter Jazz Fest debut on Jan. 8 at the Bitter End in New York City. The Winter Jazz Fest is a two-day festival with over 60 bands at 5 venues over 2 nights (Jan. 7 and 8.) A two-day pass is $35 and a one-day pass is $25. Festival passes allow entry to all 5 venues: (Le) Poisson Rouge, Sullivan Hall, Zinc Bar, Kenny's Castaways and the Bitter End, all within a small ...

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Firehouse 12 to Present the Jamie Baum Septet November 14th

Firehouse 12 to Present the Jamie Baum Septet November 14th

Source: Improvised Communications

On Friday, November 14th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present New York flautist/composer Jamie Baum and her longstanding septet as part of the venue's ongoing 2008 Fall Jazz Series. This decade-old ensemble, featuring Shane Endsley (trumpet and flugelhorn), Doug Yates (alto saxophone and bass clarinet), Chris Komer (French horn), Aaron Goldberg (piano), Matt Penman (bass) and Jeff Hirshfield (drums), is on the road celebrating its most recent release, Solace (Sunnyside). The disc, Ms. Baum's fourth as a leader and second ...

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Jamie Baum at the Deer Head Inn on February 8, 2008

Jamie Baum at the Deer Head Inn on February 8, 2008

Source: All About Jazz

TimePeace

TimePeace is a cooperative jazz quartet that performs creative and exciting arrangements of jazz standards and originals with contributions by all its members. Long-time friends and compatriots Jamie Baum on flute and alto flute, Roberta Piket on piano, Cameron Brown on bass and Jeff Hirshfield on drums bring together their rich and varied experiences to create some unique and fresh music. While rooted in the jazz tradition with a modern sound and spirit, their very personal take is realized ...

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Jamie Baum Septet in NYC & NJ, November 30th & December 1st

Jamie Baum Septet in NYC & NJ,  November 30th & December 1st

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

The Jamie Baum Septet featuring Jamie Baum - flutes Ralph Alessi - trumpet Doug Yates - alto sax, bass clarinet Josh Roseman - trombone Aaron Goldberg - piano Johannes Weidenmeuller - bass Jeff Hirshfield - drums PERFORMS AT: The All Things Project & JazzUnderGround 269 Bleecker Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues), NYC #1 to Christopher St./A,B,C,D,E,F,V to West 4th ...

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Jamie Baum Septet in NYC & NJ, November 30th & December 1st

Jamie Baum Septet in NYC & NJ, November 30th & December 1st

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

The Jamie Baum Septet featuring Jamie Baum - flutes, Ralph Alessi - trumpet Doug Yates - alto sax, bass clarinet Josh Roseman - trombone Aaron Goldberg - piano, Johannes Weidenmeuller - bass Jeff Hirshfield - drums PERFORMS AT: The All Things Project & JazzUnderGround 269 Bleecker Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues), NYC #1 to Christopher St./A,B,C,D,E,F,V to West 4th ...

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Jamie Baum Septet Friday, September 14 at Neighborhood Church of Greenwich Village (NCGV)

Jamie Baum Septet Friday, September 14 at Neighborhood Church of Greenwich Village (NCGV)

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

The All Things Project & JazzUnderGround 269 Bleecker Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues), NYC #1 to Christopher St./A,B,C,D,E,F,V to West 4th (212) 691-1770

NO COVER, NO MINIMUM

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The Jamie Baum Septet

Jamie Baum - flutes, Ralph Alessi - trumpet, Ned Rothenberg - alto sax, bass clarinet, Josh Roseman - trombone, Frank Kimbrough - piano, Martin Wind- bass, Jeff Hirshfield - drums

Friday, September 14th at 8 p.m. (one long set) ...

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Jamie Baum Septet Friday, June 8th at NCGV: Free Concert

Jamie Baum Septet Friday, June 8th at NCGV: Free Concert

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

FREE CONCERT

The All Things Project & JazzUnderGround presents

The Jamie Baum Septet Jamie Baum - flute & alto flute, Ralph Alessi - trumpet Vijay Iyer - piano, Doug Yates - alto sax & bass clarinet Boris Koslov - bass, Vincent Chancey - French horn Jeff Hirshfield - drums

Friday, June 8th at 8pm (one long set) AT NCGV 269 Bleecker Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues), NYC ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Mystic Life

Steeplechase Lookout
2022

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Eternal Dance

Savant Records
2020

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Bridges

Sunnyside Records
2018

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Sheroes

Whaling City Sound
2018

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In This Life

Sunnyside Records
2013

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Solace

Sunnyside Records
2008

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Jungle Flowers

From: Mystic Life
By Jamie Baum

Kaleidoscope

From: Mystic Life
By Jamie Baum

Eternal Dance

From: Eternal Dance
By Jamie Baum

Bubbles

From: Sheroes
By Jamie Baum

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