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Jalen Baker Quartet at The Jazz Corner
Courtesy of The Jazz Corner | Posted on June 2, 2022
Where
The Jazz Corner
1000 William Hilton Pkwy, Ste C1
Hilton Head Island, SC
Map
843-842-8620
When
Sat, June 18, 2022
6:30 pm
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Musicians
Jalen Baker
vibraphoneAbout
TWO CONCERTS NIGHTLY ~ 6:30 PM and 9:00 PM
Jalen Baker, born in Washington DC and raised in Houston, TX, is a vibraphonist, percussionist, educator, and composer whose early training involved both classical and jazz. He decided rather early on to focus on jazz and in May 2017, Jalen received his BA in Jazz Studies from Columbia College Chicago. While matriculating at Columbia College Jalen studied with percussionist Jarrett Hicks. He distinguished himself as a jazz vibraphonist and received several accolades including outstanding soloist at both the Notre Dame and Elmhurst Jazz Festivals and was one of two students chosen to represent Columbia at the Arcevia Jazz Festival in Arcevia Italy. While in Chicago Jalen was also an active musician playing in various venues around town with the Jarrard Harris Quartet, The Dod Kalm Quartet, and his own group Musiki Tano. He was also chosen to be a member of the Chicago Next Gen Allstars by the Chicago Jazz institute. ...