Aaron Jacob Weinstein is a jazz violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

ist, mandolin

Mandolin

A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...

ist, and arranger

Arranger

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 living in New York, New York.

Life

While still attending New Trier High School

New Trier High School

New Trier High School is a public four-year high school , with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, USA, and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration...

 in Winnetka, Illinois

Winnetka, Illinois

Winnetka is an affluent North Shore village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Winnetka was featured on the list of America's 25 top-earning towns and "one of the best places to live" by CNN Money in 2011...

, Weinstein founded the "Stephane Grappelli Tribute Trio", which was named best high school instrumental jazz group by Down Beat

Down Beat

Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois...

 magazine in 2002. He then attended the Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...

 in Boston, Massachusetts on a four-year scholarship.

Weinstein's debut album, A Handful of Stars, was released when he was 19 years old. and had not yet graduated from Berklee.

He has subsequently recorded with J. Geils

J. Geils

John Geils popularly known as J. Geils, is an American blues-rock lead guitarist, singer and founder of The J. Geils Band; he has also recorded with several jazz musicians. Born in New York, he grew up in Far Hills, New Jersey where he graduated from Bernards High School.Since 1982, Geils has...

 and Gerry Beaudoin and Frank Vignola

Frank Vignola

Frank Vignola is an American jazz guitarist.Vignola began on guitar at age five. While he never listened to jazz exclusively, he has a wide range of influences, such as Les Paul, Eddie Van Halen and Frank Zappa. He later studied at the Cultural Arts Center of Long Island...

.

Select Albums

Released	Album	Notes	Label
February 12, 2008	Blue Too	w/ John Pizzarelli	Arbors Records Arbors Records Arbors Records is an independent American jazz record label based in Clearwater, Florida. It was founded by the family team of Mat and Rachel Domber in 1989, initially devoted to the recordings of their friend Rick Fay.-History:...
October 17, 2006	Jazz Mandolin	EP	Corner Kitchen
June 2, 2006	Jay Geils, Gerry Beaudoin & The Kings of Strings	-	Arbors Records Arbors Records Arbors Records is an independent American jazz record label based in Clearwater, Florida. It was founded by the family team of Mat and Rachel Domber in 1989, initially devoted to the recordings of their friend Rick Fay.-History:...
October 11, 2005	A Handful of Stars	-	Arbors Records Arbors Records Arbors Records is an independent American jazz record label based in Clearwater, Florida. It was founded by the family team of Mat and Rachel Domber in 1989, initially devoted to the recordings of their friend Rick Fay.-History:...
July 1, 2003	Legends	w/ Bucky Pizzarelli & Skitch Henderson	Arbors Records Arbors Records Arbors Records is an independent American jazz record label based in Clearwater, Florida. It was founded by the family team of Mat and Rachel Domber in 1989, initially devoted to the recordings of their friend Rick Fay.-History:...
2002	Jazz Violin	EP	Corner Kitchen
1999	Fiddler's Dream	debut	Corner Kitchen

External links

• http://www.arborsrecords.com
• http://www.talkaboutjazz.com/index.php?topic=18.msg49
• http://www.aaronweinstein.net
• http://www.myspace.com/awjazz