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Aaron Jay Myers

About Me

I am a 29 yr. old guitarist and composer that studies composition under William Kleinsasser and improvisation under Dave Ballou. I also perform with the experimental group The Bay Players when the opportunity arises. Keep an eye out for my new pieces as they are posted. I give guitar lessons in Frederick on Saturdays at the Maurice Arenas Guitar Academy, and in Baltimore (my home) throughout the week. Visit www.aaronjaymyers.com for details.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/03/2007
Band Website: http://www.aaronjaymyers.com
Band Members: I am a composer and improviser that plays classical and electric guitar, electric bass, some percussion and effects, and voice. Some of the musicians that I have played with or who have played my pieces include: The Bay Players/George Barnes-Drums/ Zack Branch-Cello/ William (Doug) Phillips-Classical Guitar/ Daniel Dorsey - Classical Guitar/ Matthew Smith - Classical Guitar/ Christopher Dillon-Piano/ Carol Cox-Clarinet/ Katie Baseman-Flute/ Eric Trudel-Tenor Saxophone/ and many others....
Influences: Gyorgy Ligeti, John Coltrane, George Crumb, Bela Bartok, John Cage, Stockhausen, Luciano Berio, Jose Maceda, Morton Feldman, Stravinsky, Scelsi, Penderecki, Harry Partch, Liszt, Chopin, Terry Riley, Varese, John Zorn, Man or Astro-Man?, The Residents, The Boredoms, Secret Chiefs 3, Messiaen, Steve Reich, Arvo Part, Anthony Braxton, Fluxus composers, Philip Glass, Ennio Morricone, The Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Sick of it All, The Circle Jerks, Dillinger Escape Plan, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Dave Ballou, William Kleinsasser, The Bay Players, Ellery Eskelin, Andrea Parkins, David Shea, Villa-Lobos, Leo Brouwer, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Marc Ribot, Pharoah Sanders, Zakir Hussain, Napoleon XIV, Mr. Bungle, Mike Patton, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Egberto Gismonti, Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Paco de Lucia, Taraf de Haidouks, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Klezmer music, Middle Eastern music, a million other composers, improvisers, bands, and performers, traditional and non-traditional music from Japan, China, Korea, South East Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, India, South and Central America, and many other parts of the world, noises and sounds, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Eastern Philosophy, Shinto, Bruce Lee, Tony Jaa, Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Jan Svankmajer, Yuen Wo Ping, Jiri Barta, Masaki Kobayashi, Kihachiro Kawamoto, Martin Scorsese, German Impressionist films, many other directors and movies, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Charles Robert Maturin, other great literature, coffee, etc......
Sounds Like: music
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The Bay Players

It is my pleasure to say that I have recently been added to the Bay Players after performing with them Friday May 18th at Art-o-matic in Arlington VA. The Bay Players are committed to performing exper...
Posted by on Mon, 21 May 2007 06:18:00 GMT