Philip Aaberg: key obituary facts
Is Philip Aaberg dead? Yes. Philip Aaberg died on May 23, 2026, at age 77.
Cause of death: Philip Aaberg's cause of death was reported as pneumonia.
What was Philip Aaberg known for?
He was a pianist.
More about Philip Aaberg
Born: 8 April 1949.
Place of birth: Havre.
Gender: male.
Occupation: composer, pianist, jazz musician, musician.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Harvard University.
Career began: 1979.
Genres: Chamber jazz, jazz.
Years active: 1979–present.
Philip Aaberg, the American pianist and composer, died on May 23, 2026, at age 77 of pneumonia.
Born in Havre, Montana, in 1949 and raised in Chester, he began performing with local bands as a teenager. He later won a Leonard Bernstein Scholarship to study music at Harvard and, after graduating, moved to Oakland, California, where he played blues clubs and toured with Elvin Bishop’s Group.
Aaberg gained wider recognition through a series of piano recordings on Windham Hill Records, beginning with High Plains in 1985.