![]() ![]() He became part of Janis Joplin’s Kozmic Blues Band in 1969. ![]() Rothchild called them “ the most exciting thing since the Doors.”Īrs Nova was promoted by Life Magazine with a profile, but ironically by the time the article appeared, the band had broken up. In 1967, while attending the Mannes Conservatory in New York, Elektra Records signed Ars Nova, a band he’d helped form and played percussion as well as organ. I suppose it also helped to have Buddy Rich as a neighbor even though they only met a couple of time.īaker said that the drummer that was his biggest influence was Max Roach –the “ most musical drummer I ever heard ” as well as other jazz drummers. ![]() His father, Herbert (an Emmy Award winning writer with the Flip Wilson Show and the Danny Kaye Show) suggested to his son that the best way to recover his wrist’s strength was to drum.īefore he knew it, “I had my union card” is how Maury jokes. Maury Baker’s family was filled with musicians and that certainly set up his entrance, but falling and breaking his left wrist was the catalyst. Many are the paths that lead to becoming a musician. Drummer Maury Baker Happy birthday December 25 Janis and Maury on the Dick Cavett Show Broken wrist ![]()
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