Aaron Shafer-Haiss is a studio & touring drummer/percussionist based in Nashville TN. He has toured and recorded with a wide range of acclaimed artists such as Elizabeth Cook, Michaela Anne, Margo Price, April Smith & the Great Picture Show, Jose James, Jane Ira Bloom, and Nation Beat, amongst others. Stage appearances include The Grand Ole Opry, Lincoln Center, Roseland Ballroom, Celebrate Brooklyn Festival, and the Americana Music Festival.
In addition to touring and studio work, he is an accomplished clinician. Co-author of the Brazilian percussion book "Maracatu for Drumset and Percussion" (with Scott Kettner, on Hal Leonard Publications), he has taught workshops and clinics at Princeton, University of Vermont, The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, and Conservatorio da Musica San Juan.