Roger Baird
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Roger Baird has performed and recorded around the world in a career that spans 40 years. He was active in the 1970s New York Loft scene playing regularly with The Music Ensemble composed of William Parker, bass, Billy Bang, violin, Dewey Johnson, trumpet, Earl Freeman, bass, and Daniel Carter, flutes and reeds, and in numerous projects involving many other great musicians. During the late 1980s and 1990s, he performed/recorded as sideman and bandleader with some of Canada’s most adventurous musicians as well as with US, European, and Japanese artists, including Marilyn Crispell, Glenn Spearman, Walter Wierbos , Dr. Umezu, and Lisle Ellis. His melodic style of drumming brings a fresh vision to the instrument. He currently plays in The Baird, Black and White Trio with pianist Miles Black and bassist Scott White.Adapted from Comox Valley Record, 2022