The Jazz Standard Presents : Chase Baird & Will Brahm Quartet

Sat, Nov 08

Chase Baird, hailed by Grammy-winner Randy Brecker as “the future of Jazz music and the saxophone", Baird A Juilliard-trained innovator has worked with icons such as Chaka Khan, Chris Botti, Antonio Sánchez, and Mike Stern. His music bridges post-bop sophistication with genre-bending creativity, showcased on acclaimed projects like “A Life Between” which features some of modern jazz’s most celebrated musicians. Hailing from Portland Oregon and receiving a guitar in 8th grade, Will Brahm immediately channeled his emotional and musical being into his guitar. After high school he moved to Southern California and earned a Bachelors degree in Jazz Guitar performance from California State University Long Beach, studying with jazz guitar extraordinaire Ron Eschete. After college he began touring with The New West Guitar Group, skyrocketing his musical technique to new heights. In 2019 he released his acoustic ensemble album “Venture Atlas, and shortly after joined world renowned Jazz Trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval, touring domestically and abroad. Will competed as a semifinalist in the 2019 Herbie Hancock International Jazz Guitar Competition, performing for idols including guitarist Pat Metheny. These events ushered Will into new musical heights as both a jazz guitar aficionado, and a front-and-center electric player on stages bigger and louder than ever before.