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Chelsea Baratz

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__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ . . . ..::Continuing Pittsburgh's jazz legacy, Chelsea Baratz moved to New York at the age of 19 to attend the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music on a scholarship. To date, she has traveled the world playing music, and works on both the New York & Chicago music scenes. Chelsea was a regular on the jazz scene in Pittsburgh since high school, where she grew up playing with legendary hard-bop drummer Roger Humphries, bassist Dwayne Dolphin and the young trumpet titan Sean Jones. She spent two years after high school studying music & working in Pittsburgh, during which she briefly studied with Branford Marsalis & honed her craft in anticipation of moving to New York. In July 2006, Chelsea was featured as a guest artist with Corey Wilkes' Chicago Young Lions Project at Millennium Park with Jimmy Cobb & Von Freeman. Upon moving to New York, Chelsea met trumpeter & producer Maurice Brown and they teamed up to complete her debut album In Faith. In addition, Chelsea played on Aretha Franklin's latest album, "Jewels in the Crown", and is featured as an artist & composer on Corey Wilkes' upcoming debut release, "Drop It" (Delmark Records). Chelsea also played with the 2007 IAJE Sisters in Jazz collegiate all-stars, performed at the 2007 IAJE conference in New York, the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and the Costa Rica International Jazz Festival in San Jose, Costa Rica. Chelsea has also performed with such esteemed artists as Louis Hayes, Christian McBride, DJ Logic, Roy Hargrove, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Vincent Herring, Eric Lewis, Rob Glasper, and Robert Irving III. __________________________________________________________ Chelsea's debut record "In Faith" features nine original compositions and a Fela Kuti tribute that show this young artist's strong roots in the jazz tradition as a player & composer, while revealing influences from R&B, hip-hop, gospel, contemporary jazz, and blues music. Produced by trumpet player & producer Maurice Brown, the album boasts a roster of himself & Corey Wilkes on trumpet & flugel horn; Orrin Evans & Mike Murray on piano; Richie Goods & Luques Curtis on bass; Obed Calvaire & Jevon Rushton on drums, and special guests Renee Nuefville (vocals), Chris Rob (vocals), Raymond Angry (keys) and Craig Handy (flute). __________________________________________________________ Chelsea at the Blue Note jazz club in NYC with DJ Logic & Christian McBride ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ . . . .::FOR A PRESS KIT, view my EPK at www.sonicbids.com/chelseabaratz ____________________________________________________________ . . .::FOR MORE ORIGINAL MUSIC, visit me at www.myspace.com/601productions________________


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Member Since: 2/4/2006
Band Website: chelseabaratz.com
Band Members: Projekt Nu-Groove ____________________ Chelsea Baratz- tenor saxophone ____________________ Corey Wilkes- trumpet & flugel ____________________ George Burton- keys ____________________ Nate Jones- bass ____________________ Justin Brown- drums ____________________ Chelsea Baratz Quintet ____________________ Chelsea Baratz- tenor & soprano saxophones; Corey Wilkes- trumpet & flugelhorn; Orrin Evans- piano; Richie Goods- bass; Donald Edwards- drums
Influences: ~Life, love, loss, truth, good, evil, God, and.......... Pittsburgh!!!! MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Sonny Rollins, Stanly Turrentine, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, Branford Marsalis, Jeff Tain Watts, Sean Jones _________________
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My Blog

Philo's Groove & My New Album

If you're reading this, then you noticed the new track I put up, the studio version of Philo's Groove.  One of the many tracks from my upcoming album, produced by Maurice Brown.  This track ...
Posted by Chelsea Baratz on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:34:00 PST

My new puppy

Meet Mr. Remy Martin    ...the newest addition to my little family here in NYC.  Keep a sharp eye out for him, he'll be out and about with me.  He's an 11-week-old deer-h...
Posted by Chelsea Baratz on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:46:00 PST

Catch me (if you can...)

I am posting this blog because so often, people ask me where they can see me playing regularly, aside from my few posted gigs, or where they might just run into me.  I'm not really goin...
Posted by Chelsea Baratz on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:06:00 PST

My dog just passed away...

My dog, Lucy, passed away peacefully in my mother's arms on Saturday, September 9th. She had congestive heart failure & kidney failure for a long time, but we remember her here. She was loyal & pat...
Posted by Chelsea Baratz on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:02:00 PST

Please check out the band Gemini

Hey friends, Please check out the band Gemini, they are #1 in my top friends.  They are a hot new band out of Pittsburgh.  The amount of talent in the group is unbelievable, and the music sp...
Posted by Chelsea Baratz on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:24:00 PST

What happened to all my gigs...

Some of you may be wondering where all my shows went on my schedule... before you ask that, let me lay out a scenario for you.  This happened to me last night, and it's happened to me like a mill...
Posted by Chelsea Baratz on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:28:00 PST

Before The Music Dies

This is about the documentary film "Before The Music Dies", which is a documentary about the music industry, what's fucked up about it and why, and what we need to do about it... this i...
Posted by Chelsea Baratz on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:16:00 PST

Sean Jones & Mission Statement

Hey all you jazz-heads here in Pittsburgh, So, Sean Jones is back in town, he's back from touring with LCJO, and that means he's back at Dowe's on 9th every Tuesday with his group, Mission Statement.&...
Posted by Chelsea Baratz on Wed, 24 May 2006 01:36:00 PST