Aaron Bennette

Saxophonist and composer Aaron Bennett has been performing music professionally as an active part of the jazz and Improvised music communities for over 10 years. Born in Long Beach California in 1966, he was introduced to Jazz and the Avant Garde at a young age by his mother who was both an abstract painter and avid Jazz fan Mr. Bennett has studied music at Cal State Long Beach, where he received a B.A. in music performance and at California Institute of the Arts where he received an M.F.A. in Jazz performance. Besides Western Classical Music and Jazz, he has studied the music of West Africa, Indonesia (Balinese and Javanese Gamelan), South and North India, and Traditional Japanese Gagaku music. He has performed throughout the United States and abroad including performances with Wadada Leo Smith, Peter Kowald, John Butcher, Henry Kaiser, Francis Wong, Oluyemi Thomas, Donald Robinson, Gianni Gebbia.

“Bennett's bold jazz gestures apply strong improvisation along with commanding control over an instrument that has seen few true masters in the course of its history.” -- Andrew Magilow, Splendid E-Zine