Aaron Weinstein Explained

Aaron Weinstein
Birth Name:Aaron Jacob Weinstein
Birth Date:31 July 1985
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Violin, guitar, mandolin
Years Active:2008–present
Label:Arbors
Associated Acts:John Pizzarelli

Aaron Jacob Weinstein (born July 31, 1985), is an American musician.

Music career

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]

Discography

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ReleasedAlbumNotesLabel
2013Lucky DayBirdland
2008Blue Toow/John PizzarelliArbors
2006Jazz MandolinEPCorner Kitchen
2006Jay Geils, Gerry Beaudoin & The Kings of Stringsw/J. Geils, Gerry BeaudoinArbors
2005A Handful of Starsstyle="text-align:center;text-align:center;"-Arbors
2003Legendsw/Bucky Pizzarelli & Skitch HendersonArbors
2002Jazz ViolinEPCorner Kitchen
1999Fiddler's DreamdebutCorner Kitchen

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=aaron-weinstein-p618325/biography|pure_url=yes}} Aaron Weinstein: Biography ]. Ronnie. Lankford . Allmusic. January 1, 2011.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=a-handful-of-stars-r797259/review|pure_url=yes}} A Handful of Stars: Review ]. Rick . Anderson . Allmusic. January 1, 2011.
  3. Web site: John McLaughlin and Frank Vignola: Guitar Masters on DVD . Gerry. d'Souza . All About Jazz. June 14, 2009 . January 1, 2011.