Join Tom for an evening of stories, songs, whiskey, and cake to celebrate his 60th birthday. This show marks Tom's return to his earliest musical identity, rekindling his love for songwriting and singing. He will take the stage with his guitar to perform songs and tell stories: some old, some new, some borrowed, and some true.
Two new pieces by Tom Baker @ The Chapel Performance Space
Thursday Jan 16
Friday Jan 17
The Ineffable String Band performs at Jules Maes in Georgetown. The band is Kaley Lane Eaton (banjo and vocals), Rian Souleles (bouzouki), John Butler (bass), Tom Baker (guitar and dobro), Sheyenne Leonard (mandolin), Sam Strawbridge (harmonium), Mariah Larsen (cello).
Two Seattle bands with deep ties to the city’s new and experimental music scenes, Tom Baker Quartet and Kin of the Moon, will present an evening of acoustic, improvised music to explore the mystical resonances of the Chapel Performance Space.
The Ineffable String Band performs at Jules Maes in Georgetown. The band is Kaley Lane Eaton (banjo and vocals), Rian Souleles (bouzouki), John Butler (bass), Tom Baker (guitar and dobro), Sheyenne Leonard (mandolin), Sam Strawbridge (harmonium), Mariah Larsen (cello).
Two Seattle bands with deep ties to the city’s new and experimental music scenes, Tom Baker Quartet and Kaley Lane Eaton Band, will present an evening of new songs, new tunes, and some new collaborations.
Anne and Tom will be doing a mini Spring tour in Europe in March. Click the event for more details!
March 11-12 - Residency at Splendor in Amsterdam
March 13 - Concert at SMOG in Brussels
March 17 - Concert at WORM in Rotterdam
March 18 - Concert at Splendor in Amsterdam
The Cornish faculty present new works and new ensembles and new possibilities. “Dreams of My Father” will be premiered at the concert. This work, for acoustic guitar (Tom Baker), bass (Kelsey Mines), and trumpet (Ray Larsen) is in three short movements based on recent dreams I have had about my father. At the new Raisbeck Auditorium (@ the Ivey).
A new sounds installation premieres and runs for the month of March, alongside (and inspired by) an amazing visual art-sculpture-video installation by Laura Newlon. Opening Reception: Friday March 1, 5-8PM. At the new Behnke Family Gallery At Cornish College of the Arts.
TBQ is honored to be nominated for ALBUM OF THE YEAR by Earshot Jazz. Click on this event for the VOTING LINK. We appreciate your support!
Tom Baker Quartet is excited to invite you to a special night: we will be performing music from our new album BEGIN AGAIN on Monday Jan 29 at the First Free Methodist Church in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. And the show is LIVE_STREAMED, so you can watch in anywhere (music starts at 7PM).
Tom Baker Quartet is excited to invite you to a special night: our new album BEGIN AGAIN is out on December 10, and we will be celebrating hard at the Royal Room. We really, really want you to come and celebrate with us so we can share this music with you. Special guests, CD signing, candy canes… Hey, there might even be a holiday tune as well…
An evening of 6 short works created by sound & movement artists inspired by specific phases of the night. (I’ll be reuniting with my good friend the amazing Alia Swersky!)
A concert of music by Cornish Faculty at the NEW Cornish venue Raisbeck Auditorium at the Ivey. Including improvisations, klezmer tunes, original songs, premiere compositions and more by current Cornish faculty members:
Tom Baker (Guitar+Electronics) and Kelsey Mines (Bass+Voice) will host the 1st Racer Session of the season on September 17 at Gallery 1412. A duo-improvised set will be followed by an open free-music jam. More info soon.
Integrating music and dance through free and structured improvisations, the Tom Baker Quartet and movement artists Alia Swersky and Hannah Rice will meet for an exploration of the aural and physical space of the Chapel. More Info
88 keys, 17 pedals, 12 strings, 4 pickups, 4 wizards, and a medley of metal pipes assemble together to conjure an evening of previously unimagined incantations and spells. Tom Baker, Leanna Keith, Jim Knodle, Keith Eisenbrey.
A performance of “Traces:George” and a paper presentation entitled: “Traces: Studies in Constructed Realities"
TBQ @ Bellevue College!
Back at our favorite stage, the Royal Room in Seattle. Last show before heading into the studio to work on our new album. Sharing the night with the Kaley Lane Eaton Band! Hope you can come out!
Harpist Melissa Achten will perform my composition “Traces:Sarah” on this amazing, immersive concert at the Chapel Performance Space.
MORE INFO on the piece.
TRIPTET lands the mothership in Seattle for one-night only.
April 14, 2023 - Gallery 1412 - 8PM - All Ages - $5-15 sliding scale (pay-what-you-can).
A new duo album from Anne La Berge and Tom Baker. Recorded in both Amsterdam and Seattle, the album melds their unique performance and compositional styles into a sound experience that is strange and exciting, reflective and raucous, direct and expansive, all at the same time.
Gallery 1412
All Ages, 8PM // $5 – $20 donation at the door
TBQ will be doing a set of tunes and improvisations. A special guest performer will open the show, and join TBQ at the end of the night. Come join us at our favorite listening gallery!
88 keys, 17 pedals, 12 strings, 4 pickups, 4 wizards, and a medley of metal pipes assemble together to conjure an evening of previously unimagined incantations and spells. Tom Baker, Leanna Keith, Jim Knodle, Keith Eisenbrey.
Very excited for TBQ to be performing at the Tractor Tavern. Long a favorite venue of ours, we are thrilled to get our first show on this hallowed ground. Tuesday, Feb 28. With Amy Hall, and the Kaley Lane Eaton Band. Please come!!
A beautiful night of improvisation and sounds and vibrations in honor of our friend, Tari Nelson-Zagar.
Participants include Jesse Canterbury, Eric Rynes, Gust Burns, Paul Rucker, Sheri Cohen, Daisy Zajonc, Michael Zachary, Greg Campbell, Christian Asplund, Andrew Drury, Stuart Dempster, Tom Baker, Lori Goldston, and Jim Knodle.
Cornish College of the Arts FIRST faculty showcase to happen in our brand new space, Raisbeck Auditorium at @theiveyonboren (2015 Boren Ave.) is Friday, 2/3 at 8 PM. New work by faculty members Tom Baker, Heather Bentley, Kaley Eaton, Kelsey Mines, and Tom Varner. It’ll get spacey, it’ll get electronic, it’ll get folky, it’ll get weird. That’s the vibe. Always.
**Friday, November 19, 8PM (doors open at 7:30) **Sliding-Scale Donation $5-15 **All Ages
Tom Baker Quartet will be performing at the Chapel Performance Space in Seattle.
Our amazing friend, Kaley Lane Eaton, will join us for a new piece called Songs and Triangles.
TBQ will follow with a set of new tunes and improvisations.
Please join TBQ for a full evening of musical communion and contemplation of space:
**Vermillion (1508 11th Ave, Seattle) ** Wednesday, October 5, 7:30PM (doors open at 7)
**Sliding-Scale Donation **All Ages
More Info: tombakerquartet.com
Harpist Melissa Achten will perform my composition “Traces:Sarah” on her concert in Santa Cruz CA at a new space called Indexical.
