Tom Baker

b. John Thomas Baker, 9 September 1952, Oakdale, California, USA, d. 23 October 2001, the Netherlands. Baker first studied the piano, sang in the school choir, and at the age of 15 began to play the trumpet. His family moved to Australia in 1973. He played in the Ray Price band and then in 1975 formed the San Francisco Jazz Band, touring nationally before taking the unit to America in 1977; during this visit the group became one of the first foreign bands to be invited to the Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee. By 1980 Baker was an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, playing brass a...