Tedd Baker has worked with a wide variety of jazz greats and contemporary artists including Barry Harris, David Sanborn, Arturo Sandoval, Slide Hampton, Eddie Daniels, Victor Lewis, Orrin Evans, Jason Moran, Wycliffe Gordon, Kurt Elling, Allison Miller, Fitz and The Tantrums, Sean Jones, Michael Mossman, Warren Wolf, 8-Bit Big Band, Ryles Jazz Orchestra w Jon Faddis, Artie Shaw Orchestra, and Donny McCaslin among others. He has also recorded with David Sanborn, Bobby Caldwell ("After Dark"), New York Voices ("Let It Snow"), Bohemian Caverns All-Stars, Amina Figarova Sextet, and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra under the direction of David Baker.

Teddy Baker began playing professionally around Boston's Back Bay, North End, and downtown in his teens. In 2000 he won the Hilton Head Jazz Society Competition and led a quartet of past awardees. In 2001 he toured 8 weeks in South America, Central America, and Jamaica for the State Department Jazz Ambassador Program as part of the Richard Johnson trio. In 2002 he joined the Airmen of Note, USAF Premier Band, Washington, D.C. and has been featured on many of the "Note's" performances and recordings. Tedd Baker's recordings "Mugshots," and "Duos Vol. 1" received rave reviews from JazzTimes, All About Jazz, and The Washington Post. Tedd is also featured on recordings such as steelpan/composer Victor Provost's "Bright Eyes," drummer Juan Megna Group's 2024 release "Mariwo," Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra's 2024 "Groove Junkies" and 2016 "Vital Frequencies feat Chris Potter," guitarist Paul Pieper's "Making Time," Jon Steele's 2022 single releases (Wammie Music Awards Winner) and 2016 "Decades" featuring Vinnie Colaiuta and Kevin Hays, Taylor/ Fidyk Big Band "Live At Blues Alley," and The Young Lions "Live At Bohemian Caverns."

An avid believer in educating the next generation, Baker has served as an adjunct professor of saxophone at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, University of the Virgin Islands, SUNY New Paltz (State University of New York), and Morgan State University Baltimore (substitute professor), and has conducted masterclasses and guest artist/clinician performances throughout the US, Central and South America, and the Caribbean at high schools, universities, and conferences including American University, Shephard University School of Music, Howard University, Shenandoah University-National Jazz Workshop, Berklee College of Music, University of North Texas (UNT Jazz), George Mason University, Midwest Clinic Conference (2022), Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (2019), Universidad Centroamericana-El Salvador, Capitol University-Columbus, OH (2019), Valdosta State University, GA (2019), PASIC-Percussive Arts Society International Convention (w/Johnny Vidacovich Trio, 2017), and the Jazz Education Network Convention (2018, 2014).