 Nate Baker has a great feel for music and a professional guitarist. He has been teaching for over 7 years. Nate can play and teach different styles like blues, jazz, rock and he also plays a mandolin. We are exited to have Nate on our team at Live Music Academy.
Nate Baker began playing bass guitar at age 12 but switched to guitar soon thereafter and never looked back. First musical interests included rock and blues, but quickly grew to include metal, jazz, and bluegrass. He was awarded the Louis Armstrong award in high school went on to formerly study music at college. He graduated from Northern Illinois with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance with an emphasis in Jazz Studies. There he studied with guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque as well as trumpeter Art Davis and bassist Kelly Sill. After school, he moved to Chicago and has been playing and teaching ever since. He has toured the Midwest and East Coast with Mark Rose, formerly of the rock band Spitalfield, and played around the Chicagoland area the Fumee Gypsy Project as well as various pop, jazz, and bluegrass groups. He was a finalist in the Union League's Jazz Improvisation Competition in 2012 and 2013, and was the People's Choice Award winner in 2013. He now plays in the Puget Sound area with bluegrass duo Daniels and Baker in which he plays mandolin and guitar.
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 Its a great honor to introduce our new Saxophone Instructor at Live Music Academy this fall. Elena is an inspiring musician and great teacher. Its our pleasure to welcome her to our team of faculty. Here is her story, so you may get to know her better.
Growing up in a rich cultural center of Russia, St.-Petersburg , Elena Maque was always drawn to art. Her parents made their goal to give their four children musical education besides regular school. Elena`s first instrument was piano, which she started playing at the age six. Given foundation in classical music, she started showing a lot of interest in improvisation. By her teenage years Elena became fascinated with jazz music which eventually determined her switch to saxophone. Great passion for jazz as she entered Mussorgsky College of Music in St.Petersburg gave way to many musical collaborations and projects in the future. Being a student of legendary russian jazz giant Gennady Golshtein she was offered to join his big band "Saxophones of St.Petersburg" which carried in it some of the finest musicians of the city. Here Elena would get her major experience with working in a fast paced big band and studio work . Alongside school and jazz band , Elena was consistently playing in a local church band where she would develop her skills in gospel and funk styles. Her interest in funk grew as she was mentored by a renowned saxophonist, her inspirator and a good friend in Latvia,Riga - Dennis Pashkevich. Combining classical music, jazz, funk led Elena to creating a unique and individual style. She started working with famous russian and european Djs as well as her own quartet playing jazzy house, soul and electro funk in Russia and Europe. After moving to the US Elena Maque continued her music journey. Here she was deeply influenced by her new friend and mentor, Alexey Nikolaev. Elena has been playing with various Seattle musicians as well as working on her own compositions and teaching saxophone for the past several years. Elena Maque has always worked on developing and evolving her individuality in music. Desire to create music that would show her european roots, deep love for jazz and vast experience in electro sound inspired Elena to form her current band, MaqueAttack.   SUMMER SPECIAL OFFER
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Live Music Academy present “Christmas in the Bellevue” Concert. Join us as “Breath of Aire Choir, Yuri Litvinchuk and “city on a hill band” with a full symphony orchestra for two unforgettable Christmas concerts on January 3rd, 2015 at 4:30pm and 7:00pm at Maydenbauer theater Bellevue, Washington 98004Special Guest: Tatyana Martsinkovkaya, Taras Umrysh, conductor: Dr. J. Bayard DuBoi Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to experience the joy of holidays with your favorite carols sung in different languages. You will hear from traditional Christmas songs like “Silent night” and “O Holy Night” to contemporary medleys and even Ukrainian and Russian carols. ‘Breath of Aire’ choir members come from across the state of Washington and range from students to retirees, many of whom are professional musicians. Dr. J. Bayard DuBoi has been conducting Breath of Aire since it was formed in 1999. Bring your friends and family on January 3rd, 2015 as we celebrate together Christmas and New Year! |  Register for the concert here: |
Registration is open for a new semester that starts on September 4th, 2014. Get a FREE lesson when you sign up if you are a new student. At Live Music Academy we want to make sure you are satisfied so before you make any decisions, come and try it out, schedule your free lesson. We continue to teach Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, Violin, Drums, Voice and now Clarinet. Also starting September we will have voice group classes ages 4-12, get more infromation by calling us at 253.642.6147
Registration is open for a new semester that starts on September 4th, 2014. Get a FREE lesson when you sign up if you are a new student. At Live Music Academy we want to make sure you are satisfied so before you make any decisions, come and try it out, schedule your free lesson. We continue to teach Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, Violin, Drums, Voice and now Clarinet. Also starting September we will have voice group classes ages 4-12, get more infromation by calling us at 253.642.6147
| | Teen Music Camp / Production (Ages 11-17) Teens will enjoy an entire week of fun, music and fellowship. During that week campers will be working on a production, which includes singing, drama, and live music. At the end of the week parents and friends are welcome to see the performance on stage of Desna Cup. Vocalist will be working together, also those who like drama will be able to learn the basic acting and preforming skills. You can be a part of a music team if you play any instrument like piano, keys, guitars, drums, bass, sax, and violin. (Musicians must have 1-2 years of experience playing an instrument. Drama and voice can audition. Age: 11-17 years Instructor: Diane Larson & TBA Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm Date: August 11-15 Performance: Desna Cup on August 15th Price: $175 |
Drum Camp
All the drummers are welcome to join summer of fun at Drum camp. Campers will learn to play drums in a group, rhythm and theory. Individually students will play a beat to a favorite tune performing for their parents and friends. They will have an exciting time creating music while working with their peers.
Live Music Academy is excited to present this year’s summer camps. Since most kids/teens have a lot of free time during the summer we want to provide not only a fun but educational and creative experience for them. It will expand their music skills and benefit them for the rest of their lives.
Age 7-15
Instructor: Jhouvan Harrison
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Date: July 21-25
Price: 175
All the drummers are welcome to join summer of fun at Drum camp. Campers will learn to play drums in a group, rhythm and theory. Individually students will play a beat to a favorite tune performing for their parents and friends. They will have an exciting time creating music while working with their peers.
Live Music Academy is excited to present this year’s summer camps. Since most kids/teens have a lot of free time during the summer we want to provide not only a fun but educational and creative experience for them. It will expand their music skills and benefit them for the rest of their lives.
Age 7-15
Instructor: Jhouvan Harrison
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Date: July 21-25
Price: 175
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