Aaron Walker is a guitarist and film composer based in Connecticut. His work brings together the rhythmic drive and improvisation of acoustic jazz with a background in theory and composition, connecting live performance with music for the screen.
Walker began guitar lessons at seven and developed a musical vocabulary spanning thumb-picking, jazz, classical music, bluegrass and rock, alongside the rhythms of Brazil and Trinidad. Gypsy jazz became a defining influence, particularly through the music of Gonzalo Bergara. He holds a master's degree in theory and composition.
His performance experience includes appearances with guitarists Joscho Stephan and Gonzalo Bergara, as well as Bjorn Thoroddsen in Iceland. During his years in Colorado, his work with the Aaron Walker Quartet and Swing Je T'aime brought together his interests in acoustic ensemble playing, improvisation and arrangement. Now based in Connecticut, he continues to draw on that experience in his work as a performer and composer.
For film, Walker approaches the score as a collaboration in service of the story and the director's vision. His emphasis is on music that supports the drama and draws the audience into the world of the film. He places particular value on the individual sound and phrasing of live musicians, bringing their contributions into a score while maintaining a clear narrative purpose.
