Aaron Diehl

Aaron Diehl
Diehl performing at the 2019 International Jazz Festival of Punta del Este
Diehl performing at the 2019 International Jazz Festival of Punta del Este
Background information
Birth nameAaron Diehl
Born (1985-09-22) September 22, 1985 (age 39)
OriginColumbus, Ohio, US
GenresJazz
OccupationPianist
Years active2007-present
LabelsMack Avenue
Websiteaarondiehl.com

Aaron Diehl (/diːl/;[1] born September 22, 1985) is an American jazz pianist and composer.

He was the 2014 Monterey Jazz Festival Commission Artist and composed Three Streams of Expression, dedicated to pianist and composer John Lewis. He was the 2013 recipient of the Jazz Journalists Association Award for Up-And-Coming Artist,[2] the 2012 Prix du Jazz Classique recipient for his album Live at the Players from the Académie du Jazz,[3] and was the winner of the 2011 Cole Porter Fellowship from the American Piano Awards.[4]

  1. ^ Jones, Peter (April 6, 2020). "Aaron Diehl: "The Vagabond"". London Jazz News. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Jazz Journalist Association, JJA Jazz Award:2013 JJA Jazz Award Winners Archived 2018-11-30 at the Wayback Machine 2013
  3. ^ Académie du Jazz, Palmarès 2012 Archived April 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 2015
  4. ^ American Pianists Association, The 2011 Jazz Fellow Archived 2015-03-10 at the Wayback Machine 2015