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Jason studied saxophone and clarinet at Melbourne University, where he
was awarded a Master of Music, the Victorian College of the Arts and the
Sydney Conservatorium, where he completed undergraduate studies and also
a Graduate Diploma in Music (Performance). During this time he
studied with David Thomas, Phillip Miechel, Dr. Peter Clinch, Terry
Noone, Frank Celata, Mark Walton and James Nightingale.
During 1999 and 2000, he studied in Europe with Claude Delangle,
Jean-Yves Fourmeau (Paris), Arno Bornkamp (Amsterdam) and Kyle Horch
(London).
Jason has been
awarded an A.Mus.A and L.Mus.A, both in 1998, and an Advanced
Certificate (ABRSM),
Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) and a
Diploma of the Associated Board of
the Royal Schools
of Music (DipABRSM) - With Distinction from the Associated Board of the
Royal Schools of Music.
Jason has a busy performance schedule including performances with the
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra,
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, as
well as frequent solo recitals and concerto appearances with orchestras
and wind ensembles around Australia. In 2002 he was invited to
perform solo recitals at the Australasian International Clarinet and
Saxophone Conference in Brisbane and at the 2005 Melbourne International
Single Reeds Festival.
He
has performed several live broadcast recitals on 2MBS-FM and has
recorded for ABC Classic FM and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, has
been broadcast on 3MBS-FM as well as Australian local and national radio
programmes. Jason has written articles for various Saxophone Magazines,
including the
Australian Clarinet and Saxophone
magazine, has conducted master classes throughout Australia and has
arranged/transcribed more than 50 works for Saxophone.
Jason was awarded
a Foundation for Youth Excellence Award from the Glen Eira City Council
and won the 3MBS
Performer of the Year Award (2000). Jason has a busy
performance schedule including
performances with
the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra, as well as frequent solo
recitals around Australia. He has performed several
live broadcast recitals on 2MBS-FM and has
recorded for ABC Classic FM, has been broadcast on
3MBS-FM as well as Australian local and national
radio programmes. Jason has written articles
for various Saxophone Magazines, including the Australian Clarinet
and Saxophone magazine, has
conducted masterclasses throughout Australia and has
arranged/transcribed more than 50 works for
Saxophone.
Jason is very active in the field of Contemporary Music and encourages
composers to write music for Saxophone. Several composers have written
and dedicated works to Jason and in 2004 gave the world premieres of 6
new works for Saxophone.
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