Wade Baker

Wade Baker received his Undergraduate Degree (B.S. with a concentration in Jazz Studies) from the University of Indianapolis in 2006 and was immediately accepted on scholarship to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music the following fall. Baker is 1 class short of attaining his Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from C.C.M. Wade has studied Jazz Improvisation with Harry Miedema, Mark Buselli, Phil DeGreg & Kim Pensyl. His classical trumpet training has been from: Bill Adam, Gary Winters, Edmund Cord, John Rommel, Karl Sievers, Allen Miller, Lenny Foy, Greg Wing & Brad Weil.
Baker's versatility makes him fit comfortably playing with many different types of artists. He has played Bass Guitar at several of the country's leading blues festivals (International Blues Challenge, Bluebonnet Blues Festival, Bean Blossom Blues Festival, Mammoth Lake Blues Festival, Franniepalooza, Cincinnati Blues Festival, Crossroads Festival, St. Mary's Blues Festival, Prairie Dog Blues Festival) and has toured nationally with the Jon Justice Band on bass guitar in addition to the many Jazz Festivals he has been a part of playing his trumpet (West VA Multi-Cultural Festival, University of Louisville Jazz Festival, University of Indianapolis Jazz Festival, Butler Jazz Festival, Ball State Jazz Festival, Indiana State Jazz Festival, etc)
Wade wade nominated for the 2009 Cincy Groove Magazine Artist of the Year as well as the 2009 Cincinnati Entertainment Award in the Jazz Category. He also won the 2009 Cincy Groove Artist of the Month Award for April.