aaron flower

“Aaron Flower, one of Sydney’s most versatile musicians”
- John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald

Aaron ‘BAZ’ Flower is a Central Coast based guitarist, composer and founder/manager of Sydney's premier indie Jazz record label "Yum Yum Tree Records".

 He performs, writes and records with numerous bands including the powerhouse guitars/drums trio “Danaides” (Winners of the 2012 JARA Award), “Luke Escombe And The Corporation”, “The Cope Street Parade”, “The Swinging Blades” and most notably his critically acclaimed solo project “AKA BAZ”.

AKA BAZ has released two albums, the most recent being Memento Mori which was released at the end of 2015 and described by John Shand in The Sydney Morning Herald as “psychedelia for the new age”. Memento Mori is the 27th album on Aaron’s record label Yum Yum Tree Records. The first album, Lady From Toulouse was shortlisted for the Jazz Bell Award in 2011

Highlights from early in Aaron’s career include spending 6 years playing guitar in Vince Jones band and in 2007 winning the prestigious National Jazz Guitar Award.

“Flower’s compositions are as masterful as his playing” – Jessica Nicholas THE AGE

“This music bristled with fun, imagination and surprise, and constitutes a fascinating project”. John Shand SMH