The Maury Baker Quartet

Pasadena, CA

Starts at $800

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

The Maury Baker Quartet provides swinging bebop, bossa novas and romantic ballads that will please the ears for all to hear, adding a touch of class to spice up any event, large or small.

Book The Maury Baker Quartet for your elegant brunch, art gallery opening, corporate function, congressional reception, restaurant, lounge or private party.

Be comforted to know that since you chose to book The Maury Baker Quartet to enhance your event, your guests will appreciate and thank you for making their outing a memorable one.


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Booking information

Price range: Starts at $800

Languages: English

About

The Maury Baker Quartet

A professional jazz ensemble led by long time veteran drummer Maury Baker (Janis Joplin/Tim Buckley/Frank Zappa/Ars Nova)

A brief bio...

Maury Baker - drums

Has performed and/or recorded with Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Carlos Santana, George Duke, Ron Carter, David Benoit, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Tom Jones, Jackson Browne, Steve Stills, Van Morrison, Seals & Croft, Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, Bobbie Gentry, Trini Lopez, Albert Lee, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Booker T. Jones, Tom Paxton, Bobbie Gentry, Zoot Money, Dr. John, David Amram, Lee Michaels, Barbara Morrison, and many others.

Daniel Coffeng - guitar

He has played, toured, written and recorded with artists such as Doug Lunn, Steve Tavaglione, Mike Barsimanto, Phil Chen, Phil Ranelin, Joe Hesse, Eric Traub, John von Seggern, and Mick Stevens (Brand X).

Carl Royce - bass

Spent his early years listening to salsa, bolero, merengue and mambo in sunny Puerto Rico. After a brief 25 year pit-stop in NYC, he relocated to Los Angeles where he currently divides his time between family, sculpture and music.

Jim Goetsch -sax

Has studied with jazz composers George Russell and Joe Zawinul, toured with blues legend Albert King, and led jazz groups that have opened for the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, Billy Cobham and Tom Scott.

Team

Maury Baker drums
Daniel Coffeng guitar
Carl Royce upright bass
Jim Goetsch saxophone

Set list

Our Partial Song List:

- tangerine
- green chimneys - monk
- contemplation - mccoy tyner
- let's cool one - monk
- fall - shorter
- blue bossa
- blue in green - miles
- blue monk - monk
- footprints - shorter
- autumn leaves
- all blues - miles
- stella by starlight
- mr P.C. - coltrane
- take the A train
- Invitation
- on green dolphin street
- song for my father - horace silver
- just friends
- boplicity
- night and day
- yes or no - shorter
- four on six - wes
- dolphin dance - hancock
- naima - coltrane
- four - miles
- lazy bird - coltrane
- along came betty - benny golson
- oleo - sonny rollins
- billie's bounce - parker
- impressions/so what - coltrane
- solar - miles

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