Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Ellis Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Charlie Haden, Jaco Pastorius, Ornette Coleman, Wayne Shorter, John Scofield, Shirley Horn, Cedar Walton, Michael Brecker, Mark Levine, Ruben Gonzalez, Ray Bryant, Ahmad Jamal, Freddie Hubbard, Mike Dana, Andre Bush, Steve Alcala, Les Nunes, Rich Severson, Jimmy Emerzian, Craig VonBerg, Federico Mompou, J.S. Bach, Frederick Chopin, Rachmaninov, Esquivel.
Born on the East Coast, David Aus studied classical piano and saxophone in his youth, turning to jazz in high school. After a lengthy hiatus, he resumed playing piano in San Francisco, where, for 10 years, he performed with straight ahead jazz groups, experimental rock projects, R&B cover bands, modern dance groups, and avant-garde mixed mutimedia artists. He was an early member of funk/fusion/hip-hop JDOGS.
Since moving to Fresno, he has been active as a performer, student, educator, composer, accompanist, and enthusiast. Besides leading his own groups, he performs regularly with the Fresno Jazz Composers Orchestra, Lisa’s Big Night Out, Rumba 32. He has worked with numerous Grammy-award winning artists, including Carmen Bradford, Ray Santos, Steve Mitchell, and Oscar Hernandez. With friends Andre Bush, Gary Newmark, and Roy Carlson, he hosts a jazz jam session two Sundays a month at the Tower Mosaic in Fresno’s Tower District. He can be heard Monday and Wednesday mornings on 90.7 KFSR - Fresno (www.kfsr.org), where he is a host of morning jazz and the voice of the jazz calendar.
