Philip Aaberg was born on April 8,1949 and is an American pianist and composer.
11 Facts About Philip Aaberg
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Philip Aaberg gained international recognition through a series of successful piano recordings released on Windham Hill Records.
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Philip Aaberg was born in Havre, Montana, in 1949, and raised in Chester, Montana.
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Philip Aaberg won a Leonard Bernstein Scholarship to study music at Harvard.
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Philip Aaberg toured and recorded as a member of Elvin Bishop's Group at the time of its greatest popularity, and co-wrote the title song of the band's 1976 Struttin' My Stuff release, an album which included Bishop's biggest hit, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love," featuring Aaberg on piano.
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In 1985, Philip Aaberg signed a recording contract with Windham Hill Records and released a solo album titled High Plains.
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Philip Aaberg followed this up with seven more solo albums: Out of the Frame, Upright, Cinema.
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Philip Aaberg appeared regularly on the Windham Hill Sampler albums over the past 20 years and has had success in various collaborations and ensemble projects.
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Philip Aaberg has performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra and has appeared at the Marlboro Chamber Music Festival.
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Philip Aaberg has appeared with Peter Gabriel and Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers in concert.
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Philip Aaberg received a Montana Governor's Award for the Arts and in 2011, received a Montana Arts Council Innovator Award.