Matthew Baker answers questions about a baryton that he played during a concert on Monday, March 9, 2026, at the Chilkat Center in Haines, Alaska. Baker was part of the trio Amour Courtois which plays jazz interpretations of medieval music. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

Keeping an instrument in tune can be a nightmare for any musician during a live show. It seemed particularly challenging for Matthew Baker during Monday evening’s Amour Courtois show at the…

Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the...