Jan Berry Baker

Canadian American saxophonist, Jan Berry Baker, has performed as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician on many of the world’s great stages. An advocate of cross-disciplinary collaborations, socially conscious programming, and community engagement, she is Co-Artistic Director of contemporary chamber ensemble, Bent Frequency. Jan regularly performs with the LA Philharmonic, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic, Atlanta Ballet, and Atlanta Opera and has appeared with the Chicago and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras. She has recorded on the Centaur, Cedille, and Albany labels. As an educator, she is Professor of Saxophone and Woodwind Area Head of the Department of Music at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA. She earned a Doctor of Music degree from Northwestern University and is a Selmer Paris and Vandoren performing artist.