Jamie Baum is an American jazz flautist.

Career

Baum grew up in

Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...

, Connecticut in a musical family. Her mother studied piano and trombone at

Juilliard The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...

and her parents often took her to New York City for jazz concerts. Baum attended

New England Conservatory of Music The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a Private college, private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest independent music Music school, conservatory in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. The ...

's Third Stream program, which combined jazz and classical music, but she switched to jazz and graduated from the jazz department. She studied with

Jaki Byard John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for hi ...

. Years later she began the Yard Byard Project, consisting of scores she received from him when she was a student. She received a master's degree in jazz composition from the

Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in mu ...

and became part of the faculty in 2007. She has taught at the

New School The New School is a private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1919 as The New School for Social Research with an original mission dedicated to academic freedom and intellectual inquiry and a home for progressive thinkers. ...

in New York City and given private lessons and workshops on composition, improvisation, and jazz flute. In 1999 she founded the Jamie Baum Septet with

Ralph Alessi Ralph Alessi (born March 5, 1963) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and ECM recording artist. Alessi is known as a virtuosic performer whose critically-acclaimed projects include his Baida Quartet, with Jason Moran, Drew Gress, and Nashee ...

George Colligan George Colligan (born December 29, 1969) is an American jazz pianist, organist, drummer, trumpeter, educator, composer, and bandleader. Early life and education Colligan was born in New Jersey and raised in Columbia, Maryland. He attended the P ...

, and

Jeff Hirshfield Jeffrey Lee Hirshfield (born August 22, 1955) is an American jazz drummer. Hirshfield was born in New York City. He studied under Ed Soph. He worked for the Joffrey Ballet in 1976–1977 and then played with Mose Allison (1977–1979). During th ...

. She went on tour in Asia, Europe, and South America as a member of the

jazz ambassadors Jazz ambassadors is the name often given to jazz musicians who were sponsored by the US State Department to tour Eastern Europe, the Middle East, central and southern Asia and Africa as part of cultural diplomacy initiatives to promote American ...

program sponsored by the State Department.

Discography

As leader

* 1992 ''Undercurrents'' - Konnex (septet) * 2003 ''Moving Forward, Standing Still'' - Omnitone (Septet) * 2008 ''Solace'' - Sunnyside (Septet) * 2013 '' In This Life'' - Sunnyside (Septet) * 2018 ''Bridges'' - Sunnyside (Septet)

References

External links

Audio interview at New England Jazz History Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baum, Jamie Living people American jazz flautists American women jazz musicians Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women