Aaron is 16 and will be a senior this fall.  He has studied trumpet for the past 5 years at Cuyahoga Community College with Steve Enos and while he previously attended Kenston High School in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, this past year he enrolled in the post secondary option at CCC in the jazz studies program where he now takes all of his high school courses along with his jazz studies.  Inspired by Freddie Hubbard, Chet Baker and Woody Shaw to name a few, Aaron has been the recipient of numerous awards for his playing, including the IAJE scholarship for Best Soloist at the Tri-C Jazz Fest in 2004  and scholarships to the Berklee College of Music Jazz Summer Camp in both 2005 and 2006.  This year Aaron has been extremely busy as a member of the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy High School Jazz Ensemble, winner of a Down Beat Student Award for “Outstanding Performance,” the Hank Marr High School Jazz Competition Award and the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Award.  Aaron is a member of the Tri-C Jazz Fest All-Stars and he leads his own trio and quartet, playing a weekly gig at a local jazz club called Nighttown.  Aaron has played with various national artists including Jimmy Heath, Ted Nash, Matt Wilson, and Oscar Peterson.