Jazz vocalist Aaron L. Myers II — the 52nd stranger featured on this site — is gearing up for the release of his second album, The Lion’s Den, which will be available starting October 2.
I met Aaron in Washington, DC, in January 2014. Over a decent meal of Mediterranean food, Aaron told me what got him interested in piano and jazz, and his experiences trying to make it as a musician. He sang to me, talked about his first album, Leo Rising, and spoke a little about his then-pending second album.
On his website, Aaron says, “Completing this album has not been an easy task! But the product is something I’m proud of and displays the true collaboration between genres.”
He says the album has a wide mix, ranging from the song “Black Lives Matter” — which is “dedicated to the activists of today” — to the last number on the record, which he describes as a “touching tribute to his grandmother Velma Sanders”