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Claire Daly
After attending the Berklee College of Music, she began an education of another kind — making a living as a musician. Her career has included anchoring the sax section in the Diva Big Band for 7 yrs, freelancing in New York doing EVERY imaginable kind of gig (available on request!), recording 6 CDs with the brilliant, quirky composer/pianist Joel Forrester and their band "People Like Us", as well as two CDs as leader on Koch Jazz, ("Swing Low" and "Movin' On" now re-released on DalyBread Records) and releases of her own including "Heaven Help Us All", "Rah! Rah! Rahsaan!" and "Mary Joyce Project: Nothing To Lose", also on Dalybread Records. Also "2 Sisters, Inc - Scaribari" with fellow baritonist Dave Sewelson and bassist Dave Hofstra. She has performed on numerous CDs, film scores, jingles, and of course in many festivals and venues.
She has performed with Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney among many others, being an in-demand baritonist in every style of music. She is referred to as the Queen of TriBeCaStan and plays on their latest CD "New Deli".
In the fall of 2004, Claire's first CD as leader "Swing Low" was installed in the William Jefferson Clinton Library in Little Rock, Ark. as a CD significant to President Clinton while in office.
Her most recent CD "Mary Joyce Project, Nothing to Lose" is a gift of music to her second cousin who traveled 1,000 miles by dogsled (Juneau to Fairbanks) in 1935/6. It was premiered in Juneau in the "Jazz and Classics" Festival in May, 2011.
Awards
Downbeat Critic Poll "Rising Star" 2003-2011
"Downbeat Reader's Poll" 2006-2011
"Jazztimes Reader's Poll" 2005-2011
Jazz Journalist "Baritonist of the Year" 2005
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Bari Plastic Reeds
Jody Jazz Mouthpieces
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Richard Baratta, Hiromi, Caili O'Doherty, Artemis, Sheila Jordan Plus Remembering Claire Daly
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Richard Baratta, Eric Comstock + Barbara Fasano, Caili O'Doherty, Artemis and Sheila Jordan, plus a single from Hiromi with birthday shoutouts to Claire Daly, Sara Gazarek, Erykah Badu, Patti Wicks, Roseanna Vitro and Gentiane MG. Happy listening--please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they can continue to distract, comfort, provoke, inspire and remind the world that A Woman's Place Is In the Groove.Playlist Ben Sidran “Lullaby ...
Continue ReadingClaire Daly, Ambrose Akinmusire, Ingrid Jensen, Mark Turner and Sasha Berliner
by Hobart Taylor
Remembering Claire Daly plus new music from Ambrose Akinmusire and Sasha Berliner, and introducing Jimmy Farace.Playlist Joona Toivanen Trio “Green Model" from Gravity (We Jazz) 0:00 Caili O'Doherty “ Bluer Than Blue" from Bluer Than Blue (Oustside In) 4:23 Ebo Taylor “Kusi Na Sibo" from Jazz Is Dead 22 (Jazz Is Dead) 10:36 Claire Daly George Garzone “ Sweet Georgia Bright" from VuVu for Frances (Self-Produced) 14:06 Host Speaks 20:29 Leon Anderson “ 88 to 1621" from Live ...
Continue ReadingUNLV Jazz Ensemble, Kristin Korb, Jocelyn Gould, Elsa Nilsson and Kurt Elling New Releases
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from UNLV Jazz Ensemble, Kristin Korb, Jocelyn Gould, Elsa Nilsson and Kurt Elling, with birthday shoutouts to Dizzy Gillespie, Amanda Monaco, Emily Braden, Jane Bunnett, Brenda Earle Stokes, Jodi Proznick, and Jane Scheckter, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they can continue to distract, comfort, provoke and inspire.Playlist Dizzy Gillespie “Annie's Dance" from The Best of Dizzy Gillespie (Verve) 00:00 Rene ...
Continue ReadingNew Releases From Lois Deloatch, Randy Napoleon, Kersten Stevens, Mike LeDonne, Hilary Gardner, Womens History Month & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
Happy Womens History Month! This broadcast includes new releases from Lois Deloatch, Randy Napoleon, Kersten Stevens, Mike LeDonne and Hilary Gardner plus birthday shoutouts to Sara Caswell, Claire Daly, Dexter Gordon, Roseanna Vitro and Sara Gazarek, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and online. Purchase their music so they can continue to distract, comfort, provoke and inspire.Playlist Lynne Arriale Trio “Joy" from Being Human (Challenge) 00:00 Sarah Vaughan, ...
Continue ReadingClaire Daly: VuVu for Frances
by Jack Bowers
Claire Daly, whose gruff yet eloquent baritone sax has brightened the New York scene for almost four decades, reunites with acclaimed tenor saxophonist George Garzone on Daly's seventh album as leader, VuVu for Frances, whose honoree is Frances Ballantyne, described by Daly as “a profound influence on [her] life" and “a consummate New Yorker." Daly and Garzone last recorded together in 1999, on Garzione's Moodiology (NYC), and Father Time hasn't caused either of them to lose so much as a ...
Continue ReadingClaire Daly (with George Garzone): VuVu for Frances
by Troy Dostert
Working jazz musicians have long been accustomed to the necessity of playing just about anything, in any setting, and Claire Daly is no exception. The intrepid baritone saxophonist has recorded tributes to Thelonious Monk and Rahsaan Roland Kirk and, in 2016, she even offered a distinctive take on Motown classics with 2468 West Grand Boulevard (Glass Beach Jazz). With the enviable versatility on her formidable horn which has brought her consistent acclaim, she now turns to more conventional jazz fare, ...
Continue ReadingBilly Valentine: Billy Valentine And The Universal Truth
by Angelo Leonardi
Dopo quarant'anni d'assenza dal mercato, l'etichetta Flying Dutchman torna con una produzione intensa e avvincente, che ci riporta ai suoi anni migliori. Protagonista è Billy Valentine, soul singer degli anni settanta tornato alla ribalta cinque anni fa (col sorprendente quanto ignorato Brit Eyed Soul) e qui accompagnato da formazioni che includono Jeff Parker, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, Pino Palladino, Theo Croker, Larry Goldings, Linda May Han Oh, e altri nomi di primo piano. Bob ...
Continue ReadingMatt Lavelle Supercharges 'The House Keeper' With Bari Master Claire Daly
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Jack DeSalvo
About The House Keeper“One of my plans that DID work was expanding my quartet into a quintet with another horn player. When I discussed the idea with my big brother Jack DeSalvo, master guitarist, and producer at Unseen Rain Records, we agreed to ask the great Claire Daly, a good friend of mine and the anchor in my 12 Houses Orchestra to join us on baritone sax. Claire is like me in that we have jazz deep down in our ...
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Baritone Saxophonist Claire Daly Salutes One Of Her Chief Musical Inspirations On 'Rah! Rah!,' To Be Released October 2 On Ride Symbol Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Baritone saxophonist Claire Daly celebrates the music and influence of the great Rahsaan Roland Kirk with all the enthusiasm promised by the title of Rah! Rah!, her new album. Set for an October 2 release on Ride Symbol Records, it’s a quartet date featuring pianist Eli Yamin, bassist Dave Hofstra, and drummer Peter Grant. It also includes eight tunes from Kirk’s repertoire, as well as two original compositions in which Daly reworks a pair of Kirk’s seminal pieces. (Kirk, who ...
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Enter the "Claire Daly - Mary Joyce Project: Nothing to Lose" CD Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
Acclaimed Bariton Saxophonist Claire Daly Will Perform with Poet Kirpal Gordon in Upstate New York on August 13 and 20
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GoMedia PR
Performances at the College of Poetry in Warwick on August 13 and at the Liberty Free Theatre in Liberty on August 20 Will Fuse Poetry and Jazz Claire Daly, whose new CD, The Mary Joyce Project: Nothing to Lose, will be released in September, will join frequent collaborator Kirpal Gordon for two performances that explore the fusion of jazz and literature. At the first of the two upstate shows, at 4 P.M. on August 13, Daly will perform in Gordon's ...
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New Release by Baritone Saxophonist Claire Daly, The Mary Joyce Project: "Nothing to Lose," Inspired by the Spirit of her Pioneering Ancestor, Will be Released in September
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GoMedia PR
Daly's Second Cousin, Mary Joyce, Owned Saloon in Alaska in the Early 20th Century, and Ran Supplies For the Allies by Dogsled in WW II In September, award-winning baritone saxophonist Claire Daly, will release The Mary Joyce Project: Nothing to Lose, a musical homage to her father's first cousin, Mary Joyce. A pioneer who made a 1,000 mile dogsled journey from Juneau to Fairbanks in 1935-36, the story of Joyce and her three month journey is an amazing tale of ...
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Pittsfield CityJazz Festival kicks off with "jazz crawl" on Columbus Day weekend
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Ed Bride Associates
PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts, Oct. 7, 2010—The sixth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, which takes place Oct. 8-21 in venues around the city, kicks-off with a 'jazz crawl' with about a dozen participating venues. Headline performers include baritone saxophone virtuoso Claire Daly, vibraphone up-and-comer Joe Baione, a return to Pittsfield of the American Jazz Repertory Orchestra, the Brazilian Jazz Trio, and the Berkshires Jazz Youth Ensemble. The festival takes place during the height of the fall foliage season in the Berkshire hills of ...
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Claire Daly's "Bright Moments" at Bowery Poetry Club. Jan. 11th & 25th
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
RAH! RAH! Live Jazz. Big Fun.
Claire Daly - baritone sax and more Eli Yamin - piano Napoleon Maddox - human beat box Dave Hofstra - bass Ben Cliness (11th), Peter Grant (25th) - drums w/ special guest Kirpal Gordon - spoken word
Thursdays, JAN 11th and 25th Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery, near Bleeker St. 8pm 1 set only ...
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Claire Daly
Instrument: Saxophone, baritone
Born: February 26
Died: October 22, 2024
Publicist: Dog Ranch Music PR
