Name: Aaron Krings Quartet
Start: 2026-07-18T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Blue Strawberry STL

Aaron Krings is an upright/electric bassist and composer living and performing a wide range of styles across the Chicagoland area. In his new quartet, he showcases his and his bandmates' original music. Aaron Krings’ quartet explores a dynamic range of music rooted in groove, texture, and harmonic exploration. With the bass as both anchor and voice, the group crafts soundscapes that blend improvisational freedom with compositional clarity. Drawing from post-bop, modal jazz, fusion, rock, and other contemporary influences, the quartet navigates shifting rhythms, deep melodic lines, and improvisatory interplay across the band.
Aaron Krings is an upright and electric bassist and composer from St. Louis currently living and performing in the Chicagoland area. After completing his master's degree at Western Illinois University in 2018, Aaron began touring with the Glenn Miller Orchestra around the United States and internationally.
Since then, Aaron moved to Chicago and has been actively involved in the local music scene, performing and recording with groups such as the Sam Robinson Quintet, the Blueshift Big Band, Christian Sanchez Quartet, Scott Angst Trio, O.P.E, and more. His performances have covered a wide range of styles including small group jazz, big band jazz, progressive rock-fusion, theatre productions and more.
As a bassist, Aaron has spent the majority of his professional career supporting others in a sideman role. However, in this new quartet, he showcases his original music, including his own compositions and those of his fellow bandmates. Aaron Krings’ quartet explores a dynamic range of original music rooted in groove, texture, and harmonic exploration. With the bass as both anchor and voice, the group crafts soundscapes that blend improvisational freedom with compositional clarity. Drawing from post-bop, modal jazz, fusion, rock, and other contemporary influences, the quartet navigates shifting rhythms, deep melodic lines, and improvisatory interplay across the band.