Martha Nelson  Portfolio - May 2005

• Video segment #1:  "Sabre Dance" (General Music)
• Video segment #2:  "Marriage of Figaro" (General Music)
• Video segment #3:  Clave rhythm (Chorus)

Peer assessments conducted by David Aaron.  For contact information click here.

David Aaron Bio

Originally a native of Toronto, tenor saxophonist David Aaron has spent the last 10 years in New York City playing regularly with his group, David Aaron's Short Memory at venues like The Knitting Factory, The Bottom Line, Kavehaz, Tonic, CBGB 313 Gallery and The Apollo. He has also worked with such artists as Bill Ware of “Vibes”, Roy Nathanson, Curtis Fowlkes & The Jazz Passengers, Deborah Harry, Kitty Brazelton’s Dadadah, Marie McAuliffe’s ArkSextet, Marc Ribot, Brad Jones, E.J. Rodriguez, comedian Sean Cullen and singer-songwriters Gavin Parker and George Stass.

 

Mr. Aaron has been a teacher for the last 10 years, both privately and through the Maritime Conservatory of Music in Canada.  Gregarious and inquisitive by nature, he has always found himself in the best of company. Aaron has studied with saxophonists Charles Davis, Bob Mover, Roy Nathanson, as well as at The Jazzmobile and the Drummer's Collective/Sounds Of Joy workshops.
 

A few years back, Mr. Aaron set about the task of organizing much-needed venues for showcasing the art of improvised music in Canada.  As well as producing The Halifax Experimental Music Festival, his development of the weekly Khyber Jazz series impressed musicians and audiences alike and led to the successful "Improv at the Khyber" series, which continues in conjunction with the TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival.

 

David Aaron regularly works with a wide spectrum of musical and visual artists. His most recent projects include composing and performing music for the play "Fault Lines", directed by long-time Broadway stage actress Jo Flores Chase and written by New York Times writer Robert Strozier. He has also most recently been involved in projects with the vocal group, “Crazy Love Cabaret” and choreographer Chris Ferris, and is currently working on several installations with photographer Tom Cavalieri. His most recent work involves composing music for upcoming films by Joanne Getson, Fiore DeRosa and Natalya Vodokle.

Discography
1995 Obvious Sexism & The Unfortunate Media
1998 Short Memory
2000 No Recollection
2001 dismiss television
2003 Diagonal Angel Cut
2005 Dutch Courage (pre-production)