Aaron Jacob Weinstein (born July 31, 1985), is an American musician.
Music career
While still attending
New Trier High School
New Trier High School (, also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year high school, with its main campus for sophomores through seniors located in Winnetka, Illinois, United States, and a campus in Northfield, Illinoi ...
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
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
in
Boston, Massachusetts on a four-year scholarship.
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
Joe Ascione (March 14, 1961 – March 11, 2016) was an American jazz drummer.
Ascione grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing drums at age 2. His parents bought him his first drum set at age 4, and he was playing professionally by the ...
. He has also recorded with
Frank Vignola and
J. Geils
John Warren Geils Jr. () (February 20, 1946 – April 11, 2017), known professionally as J. Geils or Jay Geils, was an American guitarist. He was known as the leader of The J. Geils Band.
Growing up in New York City, Geils became interested in ...
.
Discography
References
External links
Official site
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American jazz violinists
American male violinists
People from Wilmette, Illinois
Living people
New Trier High School alumni
1985 births
Jazz musicians from Illinois
21st-century American violinists
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Arbors Records artists