Aaron Alexander – A Selected Discography
As a leader:
2003 – Aaron Alexander Sextet “Blues for Sparky” w/Andy Gravish, Greg Wall, Ben Williams, Mitch Schechter & Brian Glassman
2004 – Aaron Alexander “Midrash Mish Mosh” w/Merlin Shepherd, Frank London, Greg Wall, Curtis Hasselbring, Brad Shepik, Fima Ephron & Michael Sarin
2010 – Aaron Alexander & Julian Priester “Conversational Music“
2015 – Aaron Alexander & “The Klez Messengers” w/Michael Winograd & Patrick Farrell
2023 – Aaron Alexander & Musicians -5 Song EP (Recorded 1998) “5 Dances for Merceditas” w/Cuong Vu, Jamie Saft & Stomu Takeishi
2023 – Aaron Alexander & Musicians “Children at Play“ (Recorded 1998) w/Cuong Vu, Jamie Saft, Stomu Takeishi
2023 – Aaron Alexander & Friends – “A Westward Gaze” (Recorded 2006) w/Andy Shaw, John Schott, John Silverman, Greg Wall, Arnold Hammerschlag and special guest Julian Priester
Selected Sideman and Collective Recordings:
2017
Strauss/Warschauer Duo “Once I Had a Fiddle” (guest on two tracks)
2016
Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars with Eleanor Reissa – “Vilde Mekhaye (Wild Pleasure)” w/Michael Winograd, Brian Drye, Brandon Seabrook, Ron Caswell, Patrick Farrell
Theodore Bikel “While I’m Here” Red House Records, w/Deborah Strauss, Michael Winograd, Merima Ključo, Hankus Netsky
THREAD OF BLUE with Marty Fogel, Mitch Schechter, Brian Glassman, Tanya Smilowitz “Bringing in the Sabbath“
2015
*Aaron Alexander “The Klez Messengers” w/Michael Winograd, Patrick Farrell link is here
Arnold Hammerschlag – “No Face, No Name” w/Sam Bardfeld, Wil Holshouser, Brian Glassman
2013 Franzi Seehausen – “Spring” w/Pete Rushefsky, Jake Shulman-Ment, Dan Blacksberg
*The Ark Ensemble – “Might Be” w/John Schott, Frank London, Jewlia Eisenberg, Mariana Sadovska, Stu Brotman, Glenn Hartmann, Avi Avital, Jessica Ivry
2010
*Aaron Alexander & Julian Priester – Conversational Music
German Goldenshteyn Memorial Band – The Tradition Lives, w/Josh Horowitz, Cookie Siegelstein, Alex Kontorovich, Dan Blacksberg, Susan Watts, Mark Rubin & Henry Sapoznik
2009
Greg Wall’s Later Prophets – Ha’arot – The Lights of Rav Kook(Tzadik), with Shai Bachar, Dave Richards, and Rabbi Itzhak
Sy Kushner – “Journeys” (nulite music)
*Klezmerfest – “Life of the Party” w/Greg Wall, Jordan Hirsch, Zev Zions, Brian Glassman
*Elaine Hoffman Watts: A Living Tradition (Aaron is producer) (Living Traditions)
2008
Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York – Summer Suite (Libra Records)
Sy Kushner – “Arise”
Pioneers for a Cure –
2007
Alex Kontorovich “Deep Minor” – (Chamsa) w/Brandon Seabrook & Reuben Radding
Ray Musiker “A Living Tradition” with Pete Sokolow, Henry Sapoznik, Ken Maltz, Alex Kontorovich, & Jim Guttman (Living Traditions)
2006
German Goldenshteyn – “A Living Tradition” (Living Traditions) w/Josh Horowitz, Cookie Seigelstein, Alex Kontorovitch, Susan Watts, Mark Rubin, Henry Sapoznik
Satoko Fujii Orchestra NY – “Undulation” (Polystar)
Beyle Schachter-Gottesman – “Fli mayn flishlang”
Klez Kanada Compilation -(w/ Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars, Alex Kontorovich’s Deep Minor, German Goldenshteyn)
George Mann & Julius Margolin – “Hail To the Thieves Vol. III”- Songs to Take Our Country Back
2005
Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars “Carnival Conspiracy” (Piranha)
Binyomin Ginzburg – “Purim Sameach” (jewishmusician.com)
Satoko Fujii Orchestra – “South Wind” (re-release)(Libra)
2004
**Aaron Alexander – “Midrash Mish Mosh” (Tzadik)
Greg Wall’s Unity Orchestra
Satoko Fujii Orchestra (West)- “Blueprint” (Natsat)
John Silverman “Resound to Sender” – (toysun.com)
2003
*Aaron Alexander Sextet – ‘Blues for Sparky’
Satoko Fujii Orchestra – ‘The Future of the Past’ (Enja)
Klezmatics “Rise Up-Shteyt Oyf” (Rounder)
Boban Markovic’ Orkestar “Boban i Marko”(Piranha)
Margot Leveret & The Klezmer Mountain Boys – (Traditional Crossroads)
Susan Watts-Hoffman & Elaine Watts – ‘I Remember Klezmer’
Frank London – ‘Divan’ Motion Picture Soundtrack – a Film by Pearl Gluck
Anna Williams – ‘Odyssey’
2002
Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars – “Brotherhood of Brass” (Piranha)
2001
]*Hasidic New Wave w/Yakar Rhythms -‘From the Belly of Abraham’ (Knitting Factory)
*Klezmerfest – ‘Party Music’
Mikveh – ‘Mikveh’ (Traditional Crossroads)
Greg Wall – ‘Music from Mayne Mentshn’
*Jay Clayton Sextet – ‘The Piano-A Collection of Seattle’s Finest Jazz’ (Origin)
*Hasidic New Wave – ‘Knitting New Essentials’ (Knitting Factory)
David Fiuczynski – ‘Fretless Guitar Masters’ (Uncommon Records)
2000
*Kleztraphobix – ‘Kleztraphobix’
Satoko Fujii Orchestra – ‘Double Take’ (Ewe)
Kevin Merrit – All the People
Yitzhak Ben Malkiel – ‘Virtuoso Klezmer Music from NY’
1999
*Hasidic New Wave – ‘Kabalogy’ (Knitting Factory)
Hasidic New Wave ‘Visions of Music: World Jazz’
Natsuki Tamura – ‘White & Blue’ (Buzz Records)
Satoko Fujii Orchestra – ‘Jo’ (Buzz Records)
1998
*Hasidic New Wave – ‘Live in Cracow’ (Not Two)
Pink Noise Sax Quartet ‘The Jig is Up’ (Pink Tomato)
Hasidic New Wave – ‘Giuliani Uber-Alles EP’ (Knitting Factory)
Hasidic New Wave – ‘Jewish Alternative Movement:A Guide for the Perplexed’ (Knitting Factory)
1997
Satoko Fujii Orchestra – ‘South Wind’ (Leo)
*Jay Clayton Sextet – ‘Circle Dancing’ (Sunnyside)
*Hasidic New Wave – ‘Psycho-Semitic’ (Knitting Factory)
Babkas – ‘Songlines Anthology’ (Songlines)
1996
*Babkas – ‘Fratelli’ (Songlines)
Hasidic New Wave – ‘Jews & the Abstract Truth’ (Knitting Factory)
1995
1989 – 1993
*Freeplay – ‘Tao’ (Unity)
*Jay Clayton/Jim Knapp Collective – ‘Tito’s Acid Trip’ (ITM Pacific)
The Mazeltones – ‘Zei Gezunt’ (Global Village)
*Timebone – ‘Tales of Extraordinary Non-Compos Mentis’
The Mazeltones – ‘Lattes and Latkes’ (Global Village)
*Timebone – ‘Timebone’