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Pianist and educator Noah Baerman is a remarkable young player. Though battling Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare disease of the connective tissue, he continues to put his energy into jazz education, with several teaching jobs and eight successful books about jazz. |
Connecticut-born pianist Noah Baerman began studying piano at age 8. His formal jazz education included stints at the Educational Center For the Arts in New Haven and Jackie McLean's Artists' Collective in Hartford. Baerman continued his studies, receiving bachelors and Masters degrees from Rutgers University, where he was mentored by the jazz piano great Kenny Barron.
Baerman has worked with a number of outstanding jazz musicians, including Ralph Bowen, Charles Fambrough, Jimmy Greene, Stefon Harris, and Tana Reid (Rufus Reid and Akira Tana). He also co-led the quartet Positive Rhythmic Force from 1994-1999, performing at countless clubs, concerts, and festivals and recording two acclaimed CDs with the group.
In 2001, Baerman formed his own group, the Noah Baerman Trio. Shortly afterwards, a lifelong battle with a rare genetic disease, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, caught up to Baerman and made touring and performing more and more difficult. Through diet and therapeutic exercise, Baerman has been able to continue playing despite his EDS. His latest album, Patch Kit, is described as a "musical expression of his struggles with EDS" and is intended to raise awareness of the disease. All of the proceeds from the album's sales go to the Elhers-Danlos National Foundation.
Baerman spends much of his time as a successful jazz educator, teaching at three colleges in and around Connecticut; he also maintains his own private studio. He has written eight successful method books for jazz instruction and in 2005, his first instructional DVD was released. In addition to teaching and performing, Baerman continues to be involved in a variety of performance settings, combining his music with theater, modern dance and the visual arts.
Set List for Noah Baerman on Piano Jazz:"Soul Force" (Baerman)
"Memphis 1968" (Ten Eyck)
"There Is No Greater Love" (Jones, Symes)
"Black Is The Color of My True Loves Hair" (Traditional)
"Black Orpheus" (Jobim, Bonfa)
"Everything Happens to Me" (Adair, Dennis)
"Freepiece" (Baerman, McPartland)
"Things Ain't What they Used to Be" (Ellington, Persons)
Noah Baerman's Web Site
Ehlers Danlos National Foundation
Baerman has worked with a number of outstanding jazz musicians, including Ralph Bowen, Charles Fambrough, Jimmy Greene, Stefon Harris, and Tana Reid (Rufus Reid and Akira Tana). He also co-led the quartet Positive Rhythmic Force from 1994-1999, performing at countless clubs, concerts, and festivals and recording two acclaimed CDs with the group.
In 2001, Baerman formed his own group, the Noah Baerman Trio. Shortly afterwards, a lifelong battle with a rare genetic disease, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, caught up to Baerman and made touring and performing more and more difficult. Through diet and therapeutic exercise, Baerman has been able to continue playing despite his EDS. His latest album, Patch Kit, is described as a "musical expression of his struggles with EDS" and is intended to raise awareness of the disease. All of the proceeds from the album's sales go to the Elhers-Danlos National Foundation.
Baerman spends much of his time as a successful jazz educator, teaching at three colleges in and around Connecticut; he also maintains his own private studio. He has written eight successful method books for jazz instruction and in 2005, his first instructional DVD was released. In addition to teaching and performing, Baerman continues to be involved in a variety of performance settings, combining his music with theater, modern dance and the visual arts.
Set List for Noah Baerman on Piano Jazz:
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