Bryden Baird (Cirque De Soleil)

 

Bryden Baird currently lives in Mexico, in the role of Band Leader/trumpet player in Cirque De Soleil's Joya. He was Musical Director for both Steven Page (formerly of the Barenaked Ladies), and indie-pop chanteuse Feist. He also has a busy studio career in Toronto, Canada. 

His composition and orchestration credits include the Art of Time Ensemble, work on the feature film 'Gunless' (with Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo), Chantal Kreviazuk's symphony tour, and the Queer Songbook Orchestra. 

He studied jazz trumpet at Humber College, University of Toronto, Banff Centre for the Arts with Kenny Wheeler, and privately with Laurie Frink in NYC.

Television appearances have included The Grammy Awards, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Later with Jools Holland, The Hour, and BBC & CBC radio. He has performed with Michael Bublé, the Temptations, Kris Kristofferson, Louie Bellson, Blue Rodeo, the Toronto Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, Esthero, Sean Lennon, Merl Saunders, Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Harmer, Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, the Band of the Ceremonial Guard (changing of the guard in Canada), and Spoon, to name a few.