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Aaron Alexander

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Aaron Alexander is a NYC based percussionist/composer, originally from Seattle, WA. Alexander has been at the forefront of the klezmer revival since the early 1990s in NY and has been the drummer for such groups as Hasidic New Wave, Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars, The Klezmatics, German Goldenshteyn, as well as leading the group Midrash Mish Mosh.

Also internationally known as a jazz drummer he has performed and/or recorded with Julian Priester, Jay Clayton, Mose Allison, Charlie Byrd, Babkas (with Briggan Krauss and Brad Shepik), Satoko Fujii Orchestra, Anthony Coleman, David Tronzo, Chris Speed, and many others.

Alexander has toured extensively in Europe, North and South America and performed at many of the major jazz and world music venues, some which include Royal Festival Hall in London, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, New Morning in Paris, North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival, Vancouver Jazz Festival, and many others.

Alexander was co-founder of the group Timebone, which won an award from Earshot Jazz in 1990 for “Best Acoustic Jazz Group in the Northwest.” He moved to New York City in 1993.

In Seattle his very first band was with guitarist/composer John Schott, with whom he learned and collaborated for many years.

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