Present | Full Professor, Coordinator of Jazz Studies, San Jose State University ‐ Music & Dance | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- SJSU Annual Author Award 2016-17
- Silicon Valley Artist Laureate 2015
- Nominated for “Jazz Record of the Year” for Bicoastal Collective: 2015 Chapter Four in the ECMA Awards
- GRAMMY Award for Pacific Mambo Orchestra 2014 “Best Tropical Latin Album”
- Winner of “Jazz Record of the Year” for Bicoastal Collective: 2014 Chapter Three in the ECMA Awards
- San José State University Presidential Medal of Distinction 2014
- Endorsing Artist for Selmer Saxophones 2013-present
- Recognized in the 78th annual Downbeat Magazine Reader’s Poll 2013
- Nominated for “Jazz Record of the Year” for Bicoastal Collective: 2012 Chapter Two in the ECMA Awards
- California Music Educators Association (CMEA) 2010-11 Jazz Educator of the Year
- Nominated for “Jazz Record of the Year” for Bicoastal Collective: 2010 Chapter One in the ECMA Awards
- Recognized as a “Rising Star” in the 57th Annual Downbeat Magazine 2009 Critic’s Poll
- San José State University “Salute to the Faculty” Award 2007
- Recognized as a “Rising Star” in the 55th Annual Downbeat Magazine 2007 Critic’s Poll
2005 | DMA, University of North Texas ‐ Saxophone Performance | |
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2001 | MM, University of North Texas ‐ Jazz Studies | |
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1998 | BM, University of Houston ‐ Music Education | |
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Contact Information
aaron.lington@sjsu.edu
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