Aaron Scott (musician)

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Aaron Scott
Born (1956-05-19) 19 May 1956 (age 68)
Chicago, Illinois
Genres jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, Teacher
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1983–present
Labels Label Bleu, Evidence, Birdology, Impulse!

Aaron Scott (born 1956) is an American composer and jazz drummer from Chicago, Illinois. He has studied at several prestigious music schools. He was one of the founding member of the Orchestre National de Jazz, was awarded Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des, won three Grammy awards, and has worked with several well known Jazz artists.

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Biography

Aaron Scott was born June 19, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois. As a child, Aaron learned to play the piano, accordion, trombone, and drums. By the time he was 9 years old, he was primarily focused on the drums. Aaron attended Berklee College of Music in 1982, studying music education and performance. He also studied conducting from 1983 to 1985 at the Boston Conservatory. He was the principal timpanist and assistant conductor of the Brookline Symphony Orchestra. [1] After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in 1985, [2] he moved to Paris. [1]

While in Paris, Aaron studied conducting at the École Normale de Musique de Paris. [1] In 1986 he became one of the founding members of the Orchestre National de Jazz, directed by François Jeanneau, [3] [4] when it was created by Jack Lang, the Minister of Culture. During his time with the Orchestre National de Jazz, Aaron was the drummer and assistant conductor. [5] He worked with Marc Ducret, Michel Benita, [6] Yves Robert, Bruno Chevillon, [7] Eric Watson, Jean-Paul Céléa, [8] and other jazz groups. [1] Aaron was also awarded Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des. [9]

In 1989 [10] Aaron began a 14-year association and tenure with master jazz pianist McCoy Tyner as the drummer for the McCoy Tyner Trio, [11] and the McCoy Tyner Big Band, winning three Grammy Awards and performing worldwide. [4] The first two Grammy's were for the McCoy Tyner Big Band albums The Turning Point (1991) [12] [13] and Journey (1993), [14] [13] and the third was for The McCoy Tyner Trio’s album Infinity (1995). [15] [16] He has also appeared with well-known musicians like George Benson, Michael Brecker, Ron Carter, Chick Corea, Larry Coryell, Gil Evans, Frank Foster, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Steve Lacy, Claudio Roditi, John Scofield, and Steve Swallow. [1]

Aaron is currently living in New York. He is the Founder and Curator of the Inwood Jazz Festival. [17] and teaches at the New York Jazz Academy. [18]

Discography

As sideman

With McCoy Tyner

With others

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