Aaron Weistrop
Aaron Weistrop (born April 21, 1973) is an American guitarist and composer.
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Born | Fort Stewart, Georgia, U.S. | April 21, 1973
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar |
Website | aaronweistrop |
Music career
Weistrop was born in Fort Stewart, Georgia, and was raised in Shorewood, Wisconsin. He is the grandson of Ernest Kurnow. In high school he formed the rock band Skwid Bait. He graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1995.
Weistrop has played at Schubas, The Jazz Showcase in Chicago, Jazz Estate in Milwaukee, Douglas Corner in Nashville, Johnny D's near Boston, The Knitting Factory in New York.[1] He has writeen with Ted Wulfers,[2] was chosen for 93XRT's on-air feature 'Hear First' as a way of introducing Wulfers as a "promising new artist."[3]
Weistrop scored the opening and closing credits for the 2009 film Eye of the Sandman.[4] He was awarded a fellowship for music composition by the Illinois Arts Council in 1998.[5]
References
- Ratliff, Ben (October 19, 2001). "Jazz Clubs Swing Back to Life". New York City; Washington (Dc): NYTimes.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- "Ted Wulfers-Official Website". Tedwulfers.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Archived November 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "Illinois Arts Council Agency". State.il.us. Archived from the original on December 23, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2014.