Matt Baker
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Career Highlights
- Member of the opera orchestra of the Palau de les Arts, founded by Lorin Maazel and Zubin Mehta
- Performances on international circuits with artists such as Bob Mintzer, Dave Samuels, Clark Terry, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Catriona McKay, among others
- Founder of the double bass jazz program at the Conservatorio Superior de Valencia
- Over 50 albums recorded in jazz, tango, Latin, orchestral, folk, pop, opera, and chamber music with artists such as Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Catriona McKay, and Donald Grant as well as Claudia Montero’s Grammy-winning album recorded at Berklee Valencia with the Elan Quintet
- Signed by Naxos Records for chamber recordings including baryton trios of Franz Joseph Haydn with the Valencia Baryton Project and the world premiere of string quintets of George Onslow with the Elan Quintet
- Reviews published in the Strad, Gramophone, Ritmo, BBC Music Magazine, and ISB Magazine, among others
- Soloist with orchestras and ensembles such as the Orquesta de Festival Internacional de Música de Peñiscola, Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, Moonwinds Ensemble, Ensemble La Seu, and Banda Sinfonica de Barcelona, among others
Education
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School NameRoyal Academy of MusicCountryUnited KingdomDegreeGraduate Performance Diploma (GPD)Field of StudyDouble Bass PerformanceDate Degree Received
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School NameRoyal Northern College of MusicCountryUnited KingdomDegreeBachelor of Music (BM)Field of StudyDouble Bass PerformanceDate Degree Received
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