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| An Evening with the Real Diehl  Columbus welcomes home jazz pianist phenomenon Aaron Diehl for an exclusive, one night performance on November 10 for the benefit of his alma mater, Saint Mary Elementary School, in German Village. The benefit concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Studio Two of the Riffe Center Theatre. Referred to as “the Real Diehl” by Wynton Marsalis, Aaron Diehl has many in the jazz world taking note. Now a senior studying jazz at the Juilliard School in New York City, this young artist has been recognized for many accomplishments including performing at the Lincoln Center, pianist with the Juilliard Jazz Quintet and winner of the 2004 Martin E. Segal Award, given to top young talents throughout the country.The Aaron Diehl Trio has recorded a CD titled “Mozart Jazz,” an arrangement combining classical favorites with a delightful jazz flair. The CD was recently released in Japan and can be ordered at the November 10 concert. In July 2006, Diehl was recognized by the Columbus Dispatch as “poised, professional, an artist to watch.” This past summer he performed in Spain and at the Mackinac Island Resort in Michigan, and regularly performs in clubs in New York City. Aaron Diehl grew up playing classical piano and segued to jazz. While in Columbus he performed with the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra, and while completing his junior year at Saint Charles Preparatory School, was named an Outstanding Soloist at the 2002 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition, sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center. Diehl was recently featured in “The Juilliard School: A Life of Pain and Joy,” a retrospective on the school’s 100th anniversary. Diehl’s success is not a surprise to his Saint Mary teachers, Teresa Monds and Linda Cotter. According to music teacher Teresa Monds, Aaron showed his promise early as he played piano for school musicals and other special events beginning in the third grade. The 1999 graduate taught himself to speak German in the 4th grade, and still corresponds in German with his former teacher, Linda Cotter. In fact, it was his conversations with Cotter that led to the idea for the benefit concert. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |