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Claire Daly
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
Gear
Bari Plastic Reeds
Jody Jazz Mouthpieces
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New Releases From Lois Deloatch, Randy Napoleon, Kersten Stevens, Mike LeDonne, Hilary Gardner, Womens History Month & More
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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, ...
read moreClaire Daly: VuVu for Frances
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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 ...
read moreClaire Daly (with George Garzone): VuVu for Frances
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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, ...
read moreBilly Valentine: Billy Valentine And The Universal Truth
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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 ...
read moreClaire Daly: Rah! Rah!
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by Chris M. Slawecki
If you could thank your muse, to whom would you write and how? Baritone saxophonist Clare Daly recorded Rah! Rah! to thank the legendary Rahsaan Roland Kirk, an iconic multi- instrumentalist who seemed equal parts man and myth even while he was still alive. Kirk loved to stretch out cover versions as if they were his own tunes, which Daly honors by not only including I'll Be Seeing You" but by playing and singing on Alfie." She honors ...
read morePeter DiCarlo: Onward
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by Friedrich Kunzmann
On his debut record, New York-based alto saxophonist Peter DiCarlo establishes himself as a serious straight-ahead composer who skillfully combines an elegant alto tone with intricate reed and horn arrangements that are propelled forward by a swinging rhythm section. Dominated by a majority of self-penned hard and post-bop scores, Onwardin accordance with its titlepushes last century's idioms into this one, exploring new and exciting territory that neither defies tradition, nor resists its modern environment. Swing is affirmed in ...
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by Jack Bowers
New York City-based alto saxophonist Peter DiCarlo makes a lot of winning moves on his debut album, Onward, and a couple that seem more puzzling than perceptive. More about them later. First, it should be noted that DiCarlo is a virtuosic player with a burnished sound and enough improvisational ammunition in his arsenal to guide him safely through any encounter, no matter how unforeseen or perilous. He is also a splendid writer whose five original compositions here serve to enhance ...
read moreMatt Lavelle Supercharges 'The House Keeper' With Bari Master Claire Daly
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Jack DeSalvo
About The House KeeperOne 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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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, 2010The 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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Primary Instrument
Saxophone, baritone
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
Litchfield Jazz Camp: 2000 - present Claire runs "Litchfield In New York" combos in NYC MS Jazz Academy at Jazz At Lincoln Center private lessons in New York City
Clinic/Workshop Information
Claire covers a variety of subjects, including
"Mary Joyce, A Life Improvised"
"How to Develop a Sound on Saxophone"
"Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Introduction To An Artist"
"Section Playing for Woodwinds"
and many more