Aja Grant

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Review:

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Keyboardist Aja Grant leads Phony Ppl, a group that mixes together funk, soul, r&b and World Music.

Named by his father after the Steely Dan record Aja, he began playing the baritone horn in fourth grade and then was largely self-taught on piano, eventually switching his main focus to the Fender Rhodes.

Grant co-founded Phony Ppl while a freshman in high school and, while he has worked in a variety of settings since then, it is still one of his main outlets.

On his LiveStream from Aug. 8, 2020, Aja Grant performs groove music on his keyboards in a set of duets with drummer Matthew Byas.

-Scott Yanow