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    Margie Baker, Jazz Vocalist

    Presented by Cetrella at Cetrella

    March 18, 2011

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    Margie Baker, Jazz Vocalist
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    Jazz singer Margie Baker has spent a half a century in school rooms, but she still can't read in her native musical language. And she likes it that way. That's because for Baker, music is a spirit thing. "What I sing is black people's folk music," says Baker. "Folk music isn't always written down. It's root music. You don't have to be formal in root music." Pointing to her heart, she says softly, "It comes from...

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    Jazz singer Margie Baker has spent a half a century in school rooms, but she still can't read in her native musical language. And she likes it that way. That's because for Baker, music is a spirit thing. "What I sing is black people's folk music," says Baker. "Folk music isn't always written down. It's root music. You don't have to be formal in root music." Pointing to her heart, she says softly, "It comes from here." Margie Baker is an anomaly in the music world. She recently learned the entire score of Porgy and Bess by ear. Without formal training or a whole lot of ambition in Jazz circles, the unassuming Dr. Baker has quietly assumed a position among internationally-known Jazz performers while devoting most of her life to teaching children. She has been a teacher and administrator in the San Francisco public schools for thirty-seven years, and she continues to teach math and English at Marina Middle School today.

    In the San Francisco Bay area, she has performed often with top flight musicians like guitarist Bruce Forman, pianists Larry Vuckovich and Tee Carson, drummer Eddie Marshall and bassist Herbie Lewis. She's also performed with the Mark Naftalin Blues Revue, an all-star crew of blues musicians led by the pianist on his forays to California festivals and fairs. She has won Entertainer of the Year honors and Outstanding Blues/Jazz Vocalist from the San Francisco Bay Area Council on Entertainment. She has yet to make a record, though she's in no hurry. She says the right situation just hasn't come along. But given her singing talent, patience, good nature and good fortune, it seems likely that one day it will.


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    Cetrella

    845 Main Street
    Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

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    7:30pm-10:30pm


    Phone: 650-726-4090

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