INSTRUMENT(S) : Guitar
COLLEAGUES : Philip Bailey (Earth Wind and Fire), MadTV (Fox), Sheila E., Bobby Womack and Carlos Santana, The Gap Band, Ronnie Laws, Najee, Keiko Matsui
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES :
• JUL 17 - The Warehouse - Ft Worth TX
• AUG 13-15 - Berks Jazz Fest - Reading PA
• AUG 21 - The Midway Jazz Fest - Midland TX
• OCT 4-10 - Mallorca Jazz Fest - Mallorca Spain
PAST PERFORMANCES :
• The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Houston TX
• Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay - San Diego CA
• The Birchmere Theater - Alexandria VA
• Dimitriou's Jazz Alley - Seattle WA
• Newport Beach Jazz Festival - Newport Beach CA
• Algarve Jazz Festival - Faro Portugal
• Jazz Trax Catalina Jazz Festival - Catalina Island CA
• The Empress Theatre - Vallejo CA
• Tangier Theater and Cabaret - Cleveland OH
• The Soiled Dove Underground - Denver CO
• St. James Live Jazz Concert Series - Atlanta GA
• The King Center for the Performing Arts - Melbourne FL
• Spaghettini - Seal Beach CA
NOTEWORTHY :
"Sunday Strut" (feat Najee) #1 SmoothJazz.com, #3 Billboard
"Fall For You" #1 Billboard, SmoothJazz.com, Smooth Jazz Network, Groove Jazz, Radio Wave Monitor
"Groovers and Shakers" (feat Darren Rahn) #1 on Billboard, Smooth Jazz Network and Groove Jazz/Radio Wave
"Encantadora" (feat Najee) #1 on Billboard
"a genius on the guitar" ~The Los Angeles Times
"Aaron's guitar playing is stellar." ~The Jazz World
"One of the genre's most inventive, adventurous and stylistically eclectic guitarists and artists.” ~Exclusive Magazine
"You'll know instantly why (Blake Aaron's songs) have been dominant #1 Radio smashes." ~Jonathan Widran
"...one of the greatest treasures as a guitarist,” ~Najee