Aaron Collins is a Tampa native who currently resides in New York City. He fell in love with music at the age of 10 when he first started to play piano. His love for piano and music expanded to him becoming a graduate at Blake High School of Performing Arts and later continuing his education at Berklee School of Music as well as finishing his degree of Ethnomusicology at Portland State University. His professional career started playing in churches as a pianist and organist and later joining numerous bands across Tampa Bay Area starting with ACE Factor where he was asked by his high school band director to cover for him, and later joining bands such as Late Night Brass, Neo-Teric, La Traia Savage, City Groove. Aaron is excited to be back in Tampa Bay Area making his American Stage debut.