Aaron Weinstein | |
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Birth name | Aaron Jacob Weinstein |
Born | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | July 31, 1985
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Violin, guitar, mandolin |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Arbors |
Website | www |
Aaron Jacob Weinstein (born July 31, 1985), is an American musician.
While still attending New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, Weinstein founded the Stephane Grappelli Tribute Trio, which was named best high school instrumental jazz group by Down Beat magazine in 2002. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts on a four-year scholarship. [1]
When he was 19, he recorded his debut album, A Handful of Stars (Arbors, 2005), featuring Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Nicki Parrott, Houston Person, and Joe Ascione. [2] He has also recorded with Frank Vignola and J. Geils. [3]
Released | Album | Notes | Label |
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1999 | Fiddler's Dream | Debut | Corner Kitchen |
2002 | Jazz Violin | EP | Corner Kitchen |
2003 | Legends | with Bucky Pizzarelli & Skitch Henderson | Arbors |
2005 | A Handful of Stars | Arbors | |
2006 | Jay Geils, Gerry Beaudoin & The King of Strings | with J. Geils & Gerry Beaudoin | Arbors |
2006 | Jazz Mandolin | EP | Corner Kitchen |
2008 | Blue Too | with John Pizzarelli | Arbors |
2013 | Lucky Day | Birdland |
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