亚伦·迈尔斯(2005)
表演艺术家/活动人士
2005届毕业生b| 2023年堂
Aaron Myers, originally from Goodlow, Texas, found his passion for performing at an early age playing music in church. 钢琴最终成为他的首选乐器。 His credits include 4 albums: “Leo Rising,” “The Lion’s Den,” “The Pride Album,” and “Snowing in Vegas.” As a voting member with the Recording Academy, he serves on Washington, D.C.’s Recording Academy Board of Governors and hosted “Jazz Stories” on 89.3FM in Washington, D.C. from 2018 to 2022. Aaron is an advocate for Creatives, Mental Health, and LGBTQI Rights. As part of his advocacy, he was the founding Board Chair for the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, and serves as Interim President & CEO of Crittenton Services of Greater Washington.
In 2023, he was selected Executive Director for the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH). He is on the board of directors for CTE Vision Foundation and Covenant Full Potential Development Center, Executive Committee for the DC Branch of the NAACP, and the Diversity Committee for Mount Pleasant Village. During the pandemic, he led the DMV Music Stakeholders cohort as they shared resources, offered relief, and advocated for community needs to help strengthen and preserve Washington, D.C.’s music ecosystem. 他曾担任圣约浸信会联合教会的音乐部长。 Awarded Best Jazz Artist by the 国际 Music and Entertainment Awards in 2016, he was awarded the Wammie Award for Advocacy 2019 & 2020, Best Jazz Artist & Best Jazz Song by the Wammies in 2022, and was named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalist Association in 2021.

