Jazz Night: Aaron Graves at James A. Michener Art Museum

Pianist, composer, arranger, conductor—and son of a musical preacher—Aaron Graves always brings a spiritual down-home feeling to his music. Aaron has been blessed to perform and record with many greats including Stanley Turrentine, Oscar Brown, Jr., Dakota Staton, Grady Tate, Kenny Burrell, Frank Foster, Grover Washington, Jr., Vanessa Rubin, The Blackbyrds, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, The Boys Choir of Harlem, Donald Byrd, James Moody, Kevin Mahogany, and many others.

Graves attended Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia. During this time, he received a National Endowment of the Arts grant and studied with jazz masters Kenny Barron, Barry Harris and Stanley Cowell...

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Pianist, composer, arranger, conductor—and son of a musical preacher—Aaron Graves always brings a spiritual down-home feeling to his music. Aaron has been blessed to perform and record with many greats including Stanley Turrentine, Oscar Brown, Jr., Dakota Staton, Grady Tate, Kenny Burrell, Frank Foster, Grover Washington, Jr., Vanessa Rubin, The Blackbyrds, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, The Boys Choir of Harlem, Donald Byrd, James Moody, Kevin Mahogany, and many others.

Graves attended Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia. During this time, he received a National Endowment of the Arts grant and studied with jazz masters Kenny Barron, Barry Harris and Stanley Cowell. His television credits include the award-winning documentary Eyes on the Prize (with Sweet Honey and the Rock), The Bill Cosby Show, and The Lou Rawls Show.

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