Aron Caceres is a bassist and composer residing in New York. He is currently a freelance and session musician, and finds himself working in many styles of music. In 2016, he graduated with honors from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, after studying performance and composition with luminaries such as Reggie Workman, Kirk Nurock, Alexis Cuadrado, Ben Allison, and others. In the past several years, Aron has performed in many nationally and internationally acclaimed venues, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, The United Nations, Webster Hall, The Westport Country Playhouse, and Auditorio Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has performed alongside artists including Jane Monheit, New York Voices, Robin Eubanks, Luis Bonilla, Jon Faddis, Dave King, Bill Watrous, Bobby Black, Armen Donelian, Lew Tabackin, Monika Herzig and Mark Ferber. In the spring of 2019, he was the bassist for Lin Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical “In The Heights” for its commission in Westport, Connecticut. He has toured the USA, Europe, Asia, and South America, and has made appearances at Monterey Jazz Festival, NYC Winter Jazzfest, the Bern Jazz Festival, Ridgefield Jazz Festival, and the San Jose Jazz Festival.
"his sound, intonation and technical mastery are immediately evident upon first listening"
- Armen Donelian — Pianist, Composer, & Fulbright Scholar
“as a bassist, he knows how to be supportive and solid as a rock, but he is, in the same breath, also able to reach out and really go with his creativity in an improvisational context”
- Rick Walker — Founder: Y2K International Live Looping Festival