Singer/songwriter/pianist Aaron Jackson grew up listening to records and reading books in his parents' basement library in New Jersey and spent the rest of his free time in the generous swatches of forest nearby. A musical addict from the age of 5, he recorded his first song at 11. Soon after, he was haunting the halls of the Juilliard School of Music, where he studied piano and composition and absorbed the culture of classical music while at the same time frequenting the popular music venues of New York and New Jersey. A passionate fan of the Beatles, Big Band era classics, Billy Joel, U2, Tom Waits, Tool, Pere Ubu, Scott Walker, Milton Babbitt, and John Cage, he integrates these diverse stylistic elements into his fun, intelligent, and often ecstatic music.
Aaron has worked with a wide range of artists and organizations, including the Yamaha Music School of Boston, Tufts University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Paul Caldwell and the Albemarle summer program of the American Boychoir School, the Xanthos Ensemble, New York experimental rock ensemble Slow Six, Bruce Arnold and Spooky Actions, pianist Marilyn Nonken, composers Daron Aric Hagen, Milton Babbitt, Robert Morris, Claudio Spies, and Dmitri Tymoczko. He has performed in the Boston area at the Lexington First Parish Church, the Newton Free Library, the Lily Pad, the Midway Cafe, Boston Conservatory, and the Longy School of Music. In the New York area, he has performed at the Knitting Factory, St. Mark’s Church, Fat Baby, The Tank, R&R, and Freddy’s Bar and Back Room. Internationally, he has performed at DOM in Moscow, Russia.
Upcoming collaborations include a writing project with Saves the Day’s Chris Conley, and a fusion recording with South Indian classical singer/flute player Vijaygopal Balasubramanian.
He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Discography
Fortress (2009)
The Book of Waiting (2009)
Howdy Boston! I'll be playing this Friday night at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge (lizardloungeclub. com) w/The Wiyos, Curtis Eller, and Josh Lederman. Come on down!
you wonder where i been for months? just finished it... It's called "Continued", from "Infinity," a 'rose study', nothing to do with a pencil but-
I called it a 'cont' for short...
Yet, it is what you think it is...
Couldn't help the napalm.
To read the story on the series, click on the image..."About Mierte"
Hey, remember that time when we played lacrosse in the parking lot of Porter Square with toy lacrosse sticks from CVS at 4 AM and we were totally wasted? That was fucking awesome.
Have a good show tonight and in a couple of days. If you're looking for ideas for banter, I find that mildly injuring yourself onstage offers a wealth of material.
