Aaron Myers (2005)
Performing Artist / Activist
Class of 2005 | Inducted 2023
Aaron Myers, originally from Goodlow, Texas, found his passion for performing at an early age playing music in church. Piano eventually became his instrument of choice. His credits include 4 albums: 鈥淟eo Rising,鈥� 鈥淭he Lion鈥檚 Den,鈥� 鈥淭he Pride Album,鈥� and 鈥淪nowing in Vegas.鈥� As a voting member with the Recording Academy, he serves on Washington, D.C.鈥檚 Recording Academy Board of Governors and hosted 鈥淛azz Stories鈥� 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.鈥檚 music ecosystem. He has served as Minister of Music for Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ. Awarded Best Jazz Artist by the International 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 鈥淛azz Hero鈥� by the Jazz Journalist Association in 2021.