Jazz Violinist Aaron Weinstein Makes Solo Debut at BIRDLAND 1/4/2010

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is delighted to present The Aaron Weinstein Trio to the Broadway at Birdland concert series on Monday, January 4 at 7pm.

Tony Bennett calls him "the Groucho of the violin!" Aaron Weinstein and his violin have been making waves in the jazz world since the age of sixteen, when he started touring with guitarist/singer John Pizzarelli. In his Birdland concert debut, he will perform songs from the Great American Songbook, including "Somebody Loves Me," "Jeepers Creepers," "I Won't Dance," "Cheek to Cheek," "Last Night When We Were Young" and "A Sleepin Bee." Aaron's very special guest will be singer Janis Siegel, of The Manhattan Transfer.

Named a "rising star violinist" by Downbeat Magazine, Aaron Weinstein is quickly earned a reputation as one of the finest jazz violinists of his generation. As a featured soloist, Aaron has performed at Lincoln Center, Wolftrap for the Performing Arts, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, the JVC Jazz Festival, Birdland, Iridium and Django Reinhardt festivals in France, Iceland and New York City. Aaron has performed and recorded with an array of jazz masters including Howard Alden, Gene Bertoncini, Al Caiola, Scott Hamilton, Dick Hyman, Les Paul, Houston Person, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Annie Ross, Warren Cache, Frank Vignola and Claude "Fiddler" Williams as well as legendary rock guitarist Jay Geils, and New York Pops founder/conductor Skitch Henderson. He's a recent graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he was awarded a full four-year talent-based scholarship. While still in high school, he founded New Trier High School's Stephane Grappelli Tribute Trio, voted as the nation's Best High School Instrumental Jazz Group by Downbeat Magazine. With the release of Aaron's Arbors Records debut, "A Handful of Stars," (called "the rebirth of the hot jazz violin" by Nat Hentoff), Aaron has become the youngest jazz musician to record as leader for this prestigious traditional jazz record label.

The Aaron Weinstein Trio
With Special Guest Janis Siegel
Monday, January 4 at 7pm
Birdland
315 West 44 Street, NYC
$25/$35 cover, $10 food/drink minimum
212-581-3080
www.BirdlandJazz.com

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