NO COVER 4:30pm Show
Oberlin student Will Aldrich will lead two sets of dinner jazz.
Band Members:
Will Aldrich - Saxophone
Ataa-Adjetey Mensah - Drums
Lance McDonald - Bass
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Will Aldrich is a Minnesota-based alto saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer currently studying jazz performance at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. His group Roof Access, winners of the 2023 Eau Claire Jazz Festival, is known for its energetic mix of swing, hip-hop, modern jazz, and Afro-Latin influences. Aldrich has played a myriad of shows across the Twin Cities, having opened for Wynton Marsalis at Orchestra Hall; performed multiple times at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival; and appeared at KJâs Hideaway, MetroNOME Brewery, and Crooners. Aldrich is an alum of Walker West Music Academyâhaving studied under all its facultyâand he is currently studying with 2024 NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz, bassist Gerald Cannon, and Grammy-winning pianist Luis Perdomo.
