Alicia Baker will perform from January 25-28, 2018 at the NAMM Show in the Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA at the Roland booth. She will be the V-Accordion and Digital piano demonstrator and artist.

Excerpts from her website: Alicia Baker is a classically trained accordionist, pianist, and singer from Portland, OR, currently residing in Denver, CO.  She has performed on various stages, from the operatic stage to the headlining spot at accordion festivals.  Alicia has explored her many avenues of musical ability in both performance and educational venues. 

Alicia received 3 bachelor of music degrees from Oregon State University, including piano performance, vocal performance, and choral education, in addition to a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from University of Colorado Boulder in 2017. Alicia’s repertoire spans a wide variety of musical genres amongst her instruments, including french musettes, opera, folk songs, jazz standards, polkas, contemporary, classical, romantic, techno and popular hits throughout the decades.

Alicia has competed and won multiple International accordion competitions, in addition to headlining major accordion festivals all around North America.  These include the American Accordionists’ Association, The Vegas International Accordion Festival, the Cotati Accordion Festival, the Big Squeeze, the Accordionists and Teachers Guild International Festival, KIOTAC, Leavenworth Old-Time Accordion Festival, and the NAMM show.  She even had the honor of performing an accordion concerto with the Corvallis Symphony in 2011.  Alicia has also sung the leading role in multiple operas, including Queen of the Night from Mozart’s The Magic Flute with OSU opera.

In 2009 Alicia became connected with Roland Corporation, the maker of a fully digital accordion, when she entered the Roland US V-Accordion competition. Her relationship with Roland continued to blossom, leading to her full-time work with the company today where she is a product specialist, demonstrating pianos and accordions around the country.  This relationship helps Alicia show the accordion in a whole new light, by utilizing Roland’s progressive technology.

Alicia has created a unique show for her audiences by combining accordion with her accomplished voice.  Known for accompanying herself on operatic arias, and playing modern styles like techno and pop, Alicia is passionate about reinventing the face of accordion in today’s world.

2018 Upcoming Performances:

January 21 – La Cour
* Alicia on Accordion and Vocals, Alex Heffron on Guitar
* 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
* French jazz and jazz standards

January 25-28 – NAMM Show
* Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA
* Roland booth
* V-Accordion and Digital piano demonstrator and artist

February 18 – La Cour
* Alicia on Accordion and Vocals, Alex Heffron on Guitar
* 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
* French jazz and jazz standards

March 18 – La Cour
* Alicia on Accordion and Vocals, Alex Heffron on Guitar
* 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
* French jazz and jazz standards

April 15 – La Cour
* Alicia on Accordion and Vocals, Alex Heffron on Guitar
* 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
* French jazz and jazz standards

May 20 – La Cour
* Alicia on Accordion and Vocals, Alex Heffron on Guitar
* 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
* French jazz and jazz standards

June 17 – La Cour
* Alicia on Accordion and Vocals, Alex Heffron on Guitar
* 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
* French jazz and jazz standards

September 27-30 – Oregon’s Alpenfest
* Alicia on Accordion and Vocals
* Old-time favorites, polkas, waltzes, and more!

For further information: bakerajo@gmail.com