Editing David Baker (composer) (section)

==Later years==
In 1991, in addition to his work at IU, Baker and [[Gunther Schuller]] became the artistic and musical directors of the [[Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra]], which was founded in 1990.<ref name=NYT/> Five years later Baker became its sole artistic and musical director. He concluded his time with the orchestra in 2012 as maestro emeritus. Among the orchestra's notable performances under Baker's leadership was a concert in Egypt in 2008 when it played at the [[Cairo Opera House]], the Alexandra Opera House, and at the Pyramids.<ref name=Mansky>{{cite web| author=Jackie Mansky| title = Jazz Legend David Baker's Soaring Legacy| publisher =Smithsonian Institution | date =March 28, 2016 | url = https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/jazz-legend-david-bakers-soaring-legacy-180958584/ | access-date =July 2, 2018}}</ref>