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Jeff "Bazer" Baese
Lead Guitar

Jeff was born in a small island called Elsie in the lower peninsula part of Michigan. North of East Lansing. He's played acoustic guitar and written music since the age of 15. Moved to Texas in 1981 and six years later decided that electric guitars were more to his liking. Jeff recalls many an open mic adventure in Dallas. Opening seating music for Hip Pocket Theatre in West Fort Worth was the biggest gig according to him.
Playing with many local bands prior to EvenFold, Jeff eventually lands with a band called “Proxy”. Years later, however, the band would split up, but Jeff would continue to focus on his music. "...e-Gad, what a rock-n-roll garage band story," states Baese. He remembers he is still "...a small country boy at heart and has an opportunity to do lead lines for Evenfold. The rest is now."

5 Questions with Jeff:
Q: How did you get into music?
A: I found my sister’s 45 of “Strawberry Field’s Forever” with the B-Side “Penny Lane”...and I put away my Hot Wheels...

Q: How long have you been playing?
A: As soon as I could borrow a guitar...probably still in my closet at my parents.

Q: What do you think of your bandmates?
A: They are way too tall...& they have inflicted my left hand fingers with very painful blisters...as revenge I will write all my music in drop D tuning...hmmmm

Q:Who are some of your influences?
A: Basically anything Canadian...I love hoser bands...Rush (Alex Lifeson, the most underrated guitarist ever), Triumph, Guess Who...Cross Canadian Ragweed...what...get out a here...they're Okies?

Q: What would you be doing if you weren't a musician?
A: Watermelon farmer...

Thanks Jeff.