Jamie Baum is an American jazz flautist.

Career

Baum grew up in

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

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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. The conservatory is located on Huntington Avenue along Avenue of the Arts (Boston), the Avenue of the Arts near Boston Symphony Ha ...

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

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. 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

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

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

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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 musicians