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).

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.

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).

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.

MORE INFO on the concert; MORE INFO on the piece.

TBQ will perform a set at Gallery 1412 in Seattle. Opening set by Leanna Keith, bass flute.

Facebook Event for more info.

Very excited about an album/CD release happening on 9/1. Common Tone Records CTR20220901

Deeply Lodged - New Music by Tom Baker

The amazing Matt Ingalls will do a solo set, and TBQ will perform a all improvised set at Gallery 1412 in Seattle. Then some sounds together!! More info

After a 10 year hiatus, TBQ begins again with a return to the Royal Room stage. An evening of brand new tunes, improvisations, and contemplations of a peaceful future.

Composer, pianist and vocalist Kaley Lane Eaton celebrates the release of her new debut solo album "cedar," featuring Seattle luminaries Tom Baker (guitar), Heather Bentley (viola), Leanna Keith (flutes) and Ha-Yang Kim (cello). She also premieres a new work, "the end of the line," featuring Chris Icasiano on drum set and vocals, Kayce Guthmiller on viola and vocals, Sarah Pizzichemi on violin, and Eaton on lead vocals, piano, and electronics.