Aris Chalin

Aris Chalin is an award-winning jazz pianist and keyboardist at Western Michigan University. He has performed with the renowned vocal jazz ensemble "Gold Company" at WMU since 2021. He has performed and played alongside world-class jazz musicians, such as Chris Potter, Dave Holland, säje, Christian McBride, Johnaye Kendrick, Jesus Molina, and the Emmet Cohen Trio. Aris is based in Kalamazoo MI, and travels around Michigan to perform in different venues around the area. He has performed at venues such as the NAMM 2023 show, Hill Auditorium, Blue LLama Jazz Club, Cliff Bells, and the North American International Auto Show COBO Center in Detroit. 

Awards

2020: Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award (SMA) "Graduate Combo Winner"

2019: Downbeat Magazine SMA "Outstanding Youth Jazz Combo"

2018: International Downbeat Magazine's "Best Youth Jazz Combo"

2019: Western Michigan Jazz Festival's Outstanding Big Band

3x 2019: Western Michigan Jazz Festival Soloist Honorable Mention

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