Aaron Scott (born 1956) is an American composer and jazz drummer from Chicago, Illinois.
[1] In 1986 he became one of the founding members of the Orchestre National de Jazz, directed by François Jeanneau,[3][4] when it was created by Jack Lang, the Minister of Culture.
During his time with the Orchestre National de Jazz, Aaron was the drummer and assistant conductor.
[5] He worked with Marc Ducret, Michel Benita,[6] Yves Robert, Bruno Chevillon,[7] Eric Watson, Jean-Paul Céléa,[8] and other jazz groups.
[15][16] He has also appeared with well-known musicians like George Benson, Michael Brecker, Ron Carter, Chick Corea, Larry Coryell, Gil Evans, Frank Foster, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Steve Lacy, Claudio Roditi, John Scofield, and Steve Swallow.