Bass

Bassist Aidan Plank is a highly sought after bassist in the Cleveland/Akron region. He has performed with Joe Lovano, The Cleveland Orchestra, John Fedchock, Joe Maneri, Dan Wall, Jamey Haddad, Joshua Breakstone, Howie Smith, Andrew Waggoner, and many others.

Aidan is the jazz bass instructor at Kent State University and he is a frequent adjudicator and clinician at jazz festivals in the region.

Aidan can be heard on NPR’s Jazz Night in America with Joe Lovano (“Cleveland’s Joe Lovano Comes Home”), on Collage Project’s Off Brand, and on Dan Bruce’s Beta Collective’s Time to Mind the Mystics.

Aidan is also a member of the Third Law Composers Collective where many of his compositions are featured. Many of his compositions and arrangements can also be heard performed by the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra.

Along with being a member of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Aidan co-leads the quartet Pulse and serves as the bassist for Jazzworks. Aidan can also be seen in ongoing collaborations with guitarist Daniel Lippel.

Aidan graduated from Cleveland State University with a BS in Biology. He is currently completing his MM in Jazz Studies under the guidance of Dave Morgan. Aidan also studied classical bass with Kevin Switalski, who is recently retired from the Cleveland Orchestra.