Aaron Lington

News – February 14, 2012

Aaron — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:39:21 +0000

Had a wonderful time performing at the Jazz Education Network Convention (JEN) in January with the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra! Some really great music and players in that band. JEN is a great organization for jazz musicians, jazz educators, and jazz lovers - if you fall into one of those categories, you should consider joining. Check out their site at www.jazzednet.org.

Will be premiering a new work for baritone saxophone and piano at the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Convention this coming March at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. The piece is titled “Fire and Ice” and is composed by a former classmate of mine from the University of Houston, Leonard Mark Lewis.

News – November 13, 2011

Aaron — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:43:56 +0000

I am very excited to announce that I have been selected as San Jose Jazz’s new director of their High School All Stars group – an ensemble comprised of some of the best high school jazz musicians in Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area.

For more information on this ensemble or on audition information, please visit San Jose Jazz.

2012 Bay Section Winter Conference High School Jazz Ensemble

Aaron — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:25:30 +0000

CMEA Bay Section Directors and Students,

For those of you looking to download the application for the 2012 CMEA Bay Section High School Conference Jazz Ensemble, you have come to the right place!

All audition etudes and the application form may be downloaded below in .pdf format.

Any questions, please contact me.

2012 Conference Jazz Ensemble Letter and Information
CMEA Bay Section Trombone excerpt
CMEA Bay Section Tpt excerpt
CMEA Bay Section Sax Excerpt
CMEA Bay Section Piano Excerpt
CMEA Bay Section Guitar Excerpt
CMEA Bay Section Drum Excerpt
CMEA Bay Section Bass Trombone excerpt
CMEA Bay Section Bass Excerpt

News – July 13, 2011

Aaron — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:51:29 +0000

On July 24, 2011 I am excited to have a new arrangement of mine premiered at the Carmel Bach Festival. The CBF and the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival commissioned me to do an arrangement of a Bach melody for big band and tenor sax soloist. I decided to use the ground bass and one of the melodic variations from Bach’s Passacaglia in C Minor (BWV 582).

The big band performing the piece will be the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Orchestra and the tenor sax soloist will be none other than the legendary Joe Lovano. It should be a *great* performance and I am really excited to hear it performed!

For more information about the concert, check out the Carmel Bach Festival webpage.

News – November 14, 2010

Aaron — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:09:02 +0000

I am so honored and humbled to announce that I was selected as the 2010-11 California Music Educators Association’s Jazz Educator of the Year!

Many thanks to all of my students, colleagues, friends, and family. I deeply appreciate you all!

CMEA Bay Section Conference Jazz Ensemble

Aaron — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:58:15 +0000

CMEA Bay Section Directors and Students,

For those of you looking to download the application for the 201 CMEA Bay Section High School Conference Jazz Ensemble, you have come to the right place!

All audition etudes and the application form may be downloaded below in .pdf format.

Any questions, please contact me.

News – August 5, 2010

Aaron — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:33:05 +0000

I am excited to announce a special concert with the Aaron Lington Quintet at the San Jose Jazz Festival.

This concert will feature original music from my and Paul Tynan’s newest CD: Bicoastal Collective – Chapter Two. This CD will be available for the first time at the concert and I hope some of you will be able to join us for this exciting event.
Personnel for the concert will be:

Aaron Lington – baritone sax
John Worley – trumpet
Scott Sorkin – guitar
John Shifflett – bass
Jason Lewis – drums

We will be playing on Saturday, August 14 from 4pm-5:30pm on the Smith Dobson Tribute State, which will be in the Downtown San Jose Fairmont Hotel.

See you there!

News – June 9, 2010

Aaron — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:15:49 +0000

Have just finished playing two concerts with one of the best big bands with which I have had the pleasure of playing: The Texas Music Festival Jazz Project, directed by Noe Marmolejo. This band is comprised by some of the best players from here in the Houston area and I am always honored Noe has me come in from California to participate with this great group.

We played Monday night at Texas A&M University and Tuesday night at the University of Houston. These concerts were part of the Texas Music Festival. For more information, check out the website for TMF.

News – June 2, 2010

Aaron — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:57:39 +0000

My good friend and next-door neighbor, Chad Ziemendorf, is a professional photographer and did this nice multi-media presentation for the Spartan Daily, the campus newspaper for San Jose State University. This footage is from a performance of the Aaron Lington Quintet at City Lights Theater in downtown San Jose on March 22, 2009.

Musicians are: Aaron Lington, baritone sax; Mike Olmos, trumpet; John Burr, piano; John Shifflett, bass; Stockton Helbing, drums

Aaron Lington Quintet at City Lights Theater

Writing

Aaron — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:39:45 +0000

Under construction:

This section will feature a list of compositions and arrangements with purchasing information, score samples, listening samples, and a short downloadable clip of me talking about the piece. The list is still incomplete and I will be adding to it as frequently as possible.

510 Samba

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Ted Newton and the Moreau Catholic High School Jazz Ensemble
Audio Sample: “510 Samba”
“510 Samba” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

A Certain Amount of Indiscretions

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Stockton Helbing
Audio Sample: n/a
“A Certain Amount of Indiscretions” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

A Child’s Dance

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Woody Witt
Audio Sample: n/a
“A Child’s Dance” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Aaron Lington

Akama

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Ted Newton and the Moreau Catholic High School Jazz Ensemble
Audio Sample: Moreau Catholic on YouTube
“Akama” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Askew

Discography: University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band – Lab 2003
*Winner of the Sammy Nestico Award for Composition*
Audio Sample: “Askew”
“Askew” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Bolero Cocomo

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by The Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Audio Sample: “Bolero Cocomo” (live recording)
“Bolero Cocomo” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please contact Aaron Lington

Cobblestone Road

Discography: University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band – Lab 2003
Commissioned by the USAF Airmen of Note
Audio Sample: n/a
“Cobblestone Road” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Emergence

Discography: n/a
Written for trombonist Andy Martin
Audio Sample: n/a
“Emergence” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Evensong

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Brian Kendrick and the Delta College Night Jazz Ensemble
Audio Sample: n/a
“Evensong” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Hello

Discography: Jamie Davis – Vibe over Perfection
Commissioned by Jamie Davis
Audio Sample: “Hello”
“Hello” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Aaron Lington

I Believe in You and Me

Discography: Jamie Davis – Free on the Inside (Special Edition CD)
Commissioned by Jamie Davis
Audio Sample: n/a
“I Believe in You and Me” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Aaron Lington

Idylwild

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Ted Newton and the Moreau Catholic High School Jazz Ensemble
Audio Sample: n/a
“Idylwild” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Isn’t She Lovely

Discography: Jamie Davis – It’s a Good Thing
Commssioned by Jamie Davis
Audio Sample: “Isn’t She Lovely?”
“Isn’t She Lovely” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Aaron Lington

Mambo Diablo

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Greg Brown and the Northgate High School Jazz Band
Audio Sample: n/a
“Mambo Diablo” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

March of the Pariahs

Discography: Bicoastal Collective – Chapter One
Audio Sample: “March of the Pariahs”
“March of the Pariahs” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Mr. 5.0

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Steffen Kuehn and The Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Audio Sample: n/a
“Mr. 5.0″ Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Aaron Lington

Once in a While

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Jamie Davis
Audio Sample: n/a
“Once in a While” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement please contact Aaron Lington

Open Evidence

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Tim Harris and the Chabot College Wind Symphony
Audio Sample: “Oven Evidence”
“Open Evidence” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please contact Wingert-Jones Publications

Orion

Discography: University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band – Lab 2004
Audio Sample: “Orion”
“Orion” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Pepper Aarons

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by the San Jose Jazz Society
Audio Sample: n/a
“Pepper Aarons” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Point Aconi

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Noe Marmolejo and the University of Houston Moores School of Music Jazz Ensemble
Audio Sample: n/a
“Point Aconi” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Passacaglia in C Minor (BWV 582)

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival and the Carmel Bach Festival for a performance with Joe Lovano
Audio Sample: n/a
“BWV 582″ Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Walrus Music Publishing

Six Studies in English Folksong

Discography: n/a
Audio Sample: n/a
“Six Studies in English Folksong” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Aaron Lington

Something

Discography: Jamie Davis – It’s a Good Thing
Commissioned by Jamie Davis
Audio Sample: “Something”
“Something” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Aaron Lington

Spinner

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Ted Newton and the Moreau Catholic High School Jazz Ensemble
Audio Sample: Moreau Catholic on YouTube
“Spinner” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

The Black Widow

Discography: University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band – Lab 2003
*Honorable Mention, ASCAP Young Composer Awards*
Audio Sample: “The Black Widow”
“The Black Widow” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

The Gauntlet

Discography: Bicoastal Collective – Chapter One
Audio Sample: “The Gauntlet”
“The Gauntlet” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

The Lure of the Underground

Discography: Bicoastal Collective – Chapter One
Audio Sample: “The Lure of the Underground”
“The Lure of the Underground” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

The Syndicate

Discography: Bicoastal Collective – Chapter One
Audio Sample: “The Syndicate”
“The Syndicate” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

Through the Fog

Discography: n/a
Commissioned by Woody Witt
Audio Sample: n/a
“Through the Fog” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Aaron Lington

Translucence

Discography: University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band – Lab 2003
Audio Sample: “Translucence”
“Translucence” Score Sample
To purchase this composition, please visit Walrus Music Publishing

You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine

Discography: Jamie Davis – Vibe over Perfection
Commissioned by Jamie Davis
Audio Sample: n/a
“You’ll Never Find” Score Sample
To purchase this arrangement, please contact Aaron Lington