On The Verge

Baked Goods

Long Island, New York
www.bakedgoodsofficial.com

Although Baked Goods is now a six-piece band, the group began in December 2011 with Dan Janis, primarily a saxophone player, and Asa Lieberman, primarily a guitar player, shifting around on instruments as they developed their distinct sound: somewhat jammy, somewhat jazzy, somewhat funky, and always danceable. Now, almost a year later, Baked Goods features six talented young musicians, some of whom previously played in county jazz bands. The lineup currently includes Cory Azmon (bass), Glenn Chiarello (drums), Josh Hyman (guitar), Skyler Rudolfsky (baritone and alto saxophone) Janis (tenor saxophone), Lieberman (lead vocals and guitar). Baked Goods are now preparing to release Fresh Out the Oven, their first full length album, the follow-up to their studio EP Chocolate. Between playing shows on Long Island and New York City, Baked Goods managed to spend lots of time on the new extended recording slated to come out in March. Lieberman sings of a bright future, one in which Baked Goods will enjoy, as in a lyric from “Getaway” off Chocolate, “the sun shining down on a bright new day.”