Harry Baker Trio
at Jubilee Hall, Chagford
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Hailed as the “future of jazz” by Jazz FM, Harry Baker and his trio return to WAF with their unique blend of jazz favourites, folk melodies and original compositions.
Led by star pianist and audience favourite Harry Baker, the trio also features Oren McLoughlin (drums) and Freddie Jensen (double bass), both leading lights on the London jazz scene. Under Harry's leadership, the trio puts their unique stamp on a diverse collection of music, from classic favourites of the American Songbook, to folk melodies and original compositions by the band.
In a special collaboration uniquely devised for WAF, the trio will join forces with the Festival String Quartet, as well as performing some numbers with the electric violin of Athena Octavia, leader of the Quartet.
Long-time followers of WAF will remember that the Harry Baker Trio headlined our first Festival Jazz Night back in 2022, delighting a sell-out audience in Chagford's Jubilee Hall with their smooth groove. We're thrilled to welcome them back to the festival this year!
And back by popular demand, the evening will open with an a cappella set from the lower voices of Corvus Consort, humorously dubbed the "WAFter Eights" after their popular appearances at our last two jazz nights.
Harry Baker Trio
Harry Baker Trio is a musically innovative and conceptually ambitious new ensemble, drawing from jazz, folk and classical traditions. Inspired by the vitality and daring of modern jazz trailblazers such as Dinosaur and Enemy, the trio’s sound is quirky and energising: lyrical melodies and rhythmic exploration mix with searching improvisation, resulting in truly collaborative music-making.
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Athena Octavia
Athena Octavia is an electric/acoustic violinist and pianist. She is classically trained, graduating from both Oxford University and the Royal Academy of Music with distinction. Since then, she has been performing in a huge range of genres, from Beethoven’s Violin and Piano Sonatas on Radio 3s ‘in Tune’ to performing with Ed Sheeran at the BRIT awards 2022 Athena has just returned from Dubai, where she spent 6 months leading the string quartet resident at ‘Josette’, as well as performing in Candlelight concerts across Dubai and assisting in workshops with the National Youth Orchestra of Dubai. In the UK, alongside performing with Steeleye Span, Athena is a member of an Indie-Folk band, Iris and Steel, who released their debut EP in November 2022 and were handpicked by George Ezra to perform at Latitude Festival 2023. She also regularly leads the Brixton Chamber Orchestra in projects and led their Summer Estates Tour this year, providing free concerts in estates across Lambeth. She plays a Bridge Aquila Green and Black Electric Violin, an Aurora 5-string electric violin, and a John Wilkinson Acoustic Violin.
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Also Appearing
Whiddon Autumn Festival String Quartet, Corvus Consort
Jubilee Hall
Chagford
TQ13 8BZ
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Jubilee Hall
Chagford
TQ13 8BZ
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on Sat 20 September 2025