AARON LINGTON

Grammy Award - winning baritone saxophonist and composer  Aaron Joseph Lington (b.  1974)  received  his  BM  in  music  education  from  the  University  of  Houston,  Moores  School of Music, and both his MM in jazz studies and DMA in saxophone performance  from the Unive rsity of North Texas where he studied with James Riggs. His performing  and  compositional  credits  include  collaborations  with  the  San  Francisco  Symphony,  Maynard   Ferguson,   the   BBC   Radio   Orchestra,   the   Count   Basie   Orchestra,   Doc  Severinsen, Bo Diddley,  Randy Brecker,  Joe Lovano, Jamie Davis,  Tommy Igoe, Pacific  Mambo Orchestra,  and many others. In addition, he has won awards for both his playing  and  writing  from  Downbeat  Magazine,  ASCAP,  and  was  the read more...