Continuing with this week's open thread topic... today I will highlight David Baker. David Nathaniel Baker Jr. (born December 21, 1931 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American symphonic jazz composer at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, David Baker attended Crispus Attucks High School. He was educated at Indiana … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Composers