claire daly profile picture

claire daly

"if you need low notes, i've got 'em!"

About Me

WWW.CLAIREDALYMUSIC.COM 2 new releases available!! "Speak, Spake, Spoke" w/ wordslinger Kirpal Gordon, Warren Smith, Dave Hofsta and Eli Yamin. Special guests: James Zollar, Art Baron and Tim Price. Also, the premier of "2 Sisters, Inc."-- two baris, one mind...and a bass. Claire, Dave Sewelson and Dave Hofstra cavorting about the low register. www.clairedalymusic.comClaire is a native New Yorker, playing bari sax all over the world in a variety of settings. She won the Jazz Journalist Association's "Baritone Player of the Year" in '05, and has won "Rising Star on Baritone" in the Downbeat Critic's Poll for the last 5 yrs.Her CD "Heaven Help Us All" is available at her website, www.clairedalymusic.com, and her first CD as leader, "Swing Low" is in the Bill Clinton Library as a CD significant to him while he was President. She has worked with Joel Forrester since 1990. Their "People Like Us" band released 4 CDs on the Koch Jazz Label. She released 2 CDs as leader on Koch, "Swing Low" and "Movin' On". Recent road trips include Portugal with Joe Fonda's "Bottom's Out" band and Switzerland w/ "2 Sisters, Inc.". Bright moments.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/16/2006
Band Website: clairedalymusic.com
Band Members: On "Heavenly": Warren Smith, vibes, Claire/bari sax, Eli Yamin/piano, Adam Bernstein/bass, Andy Demos, drums, Napoleon Maddox/human beat box . On "World on a String" CD/bari, Eli Yamin/piano, Dave Hofstra/bass, Peter Grant/drums. On "Dodo": CD/bari, Joel Forrester/piano, Dave Hofstra/bass, Denis Charles/drums. On "funk underneath": CD/flute, Napoleon Maddox/human beatbox, Joe Fonda/bass, Liberty Ellman/guitar.
Influences: you
Sounds Like: me
Record Label: daly bread records
Type of Label: Major