Thanks to everyone for their contributions - the campaign is now closed and there are enough funds to proceed with the recordings. Of course, more support is still needed to complete the design/ pressing/ promotion process. If you'd like to claim one of the rewards and/or support please send a message via the Basically Baker Volume II Facebook Group - thank you!Be a part of a very special celebration of the life and
music of jazz composer, author, and educator David Baker. Claim your recording now or join at any other reward level and support the recording, production, and major national
release of “Basically Baker Volume 2: The Big Band Music of David Baker” by the
Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra. Your contributions are tax deductible as funds will go to the Patois non-profit organization.
Upon release, 100% of all proceeds generated by sales of the
recording will go directly to the David N. Baker Scholarship Fund.
This project seeks to fulfill two very important goals:
· To
expose more people globally to the ingenious jazz composition of David Baker
and
· to
provide support for talented young students to study at the Jacobs School
of Music Jazz Studies Program. These goals were very important to David and
remain so to his family and wife, Lida.
Yes, $50,000 is a big number. Patois Records, a successful label from the Bay Area that has been responsible for producing a number of
Grammy nominated recordings in recent years, has pledged full support for the album release and provide its resources for the September launch.
Some of the expenses include:
· Hiring
20+ world class musicians
· Music
restoration, engraving, and copying
· Recording,
editing, mixing, and mastering
· Artwork
and album design
· Licensing
and copyright fees
· CD
production
· Radio
and print promotion
· Legal
fees
An added feature of this project is the rerelease of
Basically Baker, Vol I. Recorded in 2005, this CD made Downbeat Magazine’s “100
best Recordings of the Decade” list in 2010. Virtually impossible to find in
recent years, this amazing recording will once again be available!
We’ll give you regular updates including band personnel,
tune selection, and some background into the process along the way. Check back
frequently to see how everything is progressing. For all of you who knew and loved and benefited from the wisdom of David Baker, here is your chance to
give back in a way that would make David very happy. Thanks for your support of
this great project.
