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"Crisanta Baker is a musical force that defies her diminutive stature. A classically trained pianist, she has integrated her formal training with accessible pop sensibilities to create a signature sound all her own. Her lyrics are both personal and universal, and her music goes from introspective and spiritual to serendipitous.
As accomplished of a guitarist as she is a pianist, the combination of her exceptional musicianship and a multi-textured voice gives her audiences an evening something far beyond the usual songwriter fare where one song sounds much like the last. Crisanta is a breath of fresh air regarding her approach to her musical path... uncompromisingly doing it for the pure love of doing it and seeing where the road takes her. It’s all evident in her easy smile, her enthusiasm for life, and her music." - Jeffnormanmusic.com
Discography
One Takes- released 2006
Olympia- released 2008
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Bio
"Olympia," to be released in February, is a mix of the past three years, you can hear the sorrowful songs of losing a friend, a broken heart, and the attempt to overcome the past. Crisanta Baker is a folk-pop singer/songwriter from the little town of Littleton, Colorado. With a mother and a father as musicians, Crisanta started classical piano at the age of four years old, and guitar at 13 years old. She began writing her own music at 15, and her first solo show at 16. Growing up Cirsanta Baker listened to Al Green and Bob Marley. Her major influences are Jeff Buckley, BB King, Damien Rice, and Sufjan Stevens.
A few of the songs from "Olympia" were taken from the first album," One Takes," all recorded in one take in Crisanta's father's small home studio. The new songs from "Olympia" were written for her friend, Alex Dixon, who died in Washington, in April of 2006. This was an earth shattering event for Crisanta, and the only way she could express this pain was through music. "Olympia" was recorded at the University of Denver's studio, by a music production major, Joel Abbot. This album features her friends Jeff Merrion, guitar/vocals, and Joel Abbot, bass.
Crisanta Baker is now playing local shows in Denver, Colorado, anywhere from small intimate coffee shops, like Stella's, to the larger venues like the Larimer Lounge, Meadowlark, and the Bluebird. Crisanta's new band member Pete Salvador, drums, also a local musician, and coworker at the family's piano store, Baker's Piano Center.
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