Harry Baker

Harry Baker is an award-winning improvising pianist and composer active at the highest levels of both jazz and classical performance. As a jazz musician, he has worked with top jazz performers at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, King’s Place and the Jazz Cafe. As a classical pianist, collaborations with artists including singers Fatma Said (Warner Classics), Danielle de Niese (Metropolitan Opera) and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason have led to performances at Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, the Lucerne Festival and the Konzerthaus Berlin, in addition to media performances on BBC1&2, BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3. In early 2020, Harry released his debut album, ‘The Floating Boy’, a suite for big band and voices performed by the Oxford University Jazz Orchestra and vocal group The Oxford Gargoyles. The album launch was accompanied by a feature interview in London Jazz News and was played on Jazz FM, leading presenter Helen Mayhew to comment that “the future of British jazz is in very capable hands." Harry's arrangements have been recorded on Decca Classics and performed at the Royal Albert Hall. Recent international touring highlights include the Edinburgh International Festival and the Verbier Festival. harrybakermusic.com