Jason's love of the theatre began in 1973 at Oral Roberts University Department of Broadcasting. In 1977 a saxophone was placed in his hands by his parents, and the whole family braced themselves for the caucophony of honks and squeaks that were destined to come. But "only tunes and clear notes came" as his mother, Janice, recalls. And thanks to a steady diet of 50s and 60s pressings from the Verve catalog, the direction was clear. Or was it?

Because of this love for the theatre, Jason spent the 1980s performing in regional and dinner theatres in Texas and Colorado. His credits include "Perchik" from Fiddler on the Roof, "Nicholas" from Nicholas Nickelby, "Ernst Ludwig" from Cabaret, "Arthur" from Camelot, and "Leading Player" in Pippin. He acted as music director and pit musician for Bernstein's West Side Story and director/music director of Sondheim's Side by Side. But through the over 40 productions Jason participated in, the saxophone has always called to him; in many ways, his true love.

Since 1990, Jason has played in many bands, from Dixieland to African Zouk (as saxophonist with the regionally renown Mondo Bizzaro), R&B (sax and vocals with Diana Castro and the Big Time), to jazz, cumbia to classical. Jason is a student of sound. While working tword a B.M. in Music Performance at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Jason chaired the Metro Music Department's Music Activities Committee, which oversees the hiring of professionals and academians for master classes. He was also the associate director of the Jazz Celebration at Metro State, a new jazz festival held at the Auraria campus during the early spring of every year.

Jason is currantly the Executive Director of Instrumentos de la Libertad, a 501 c 3 music program that targets socio-

economically disadvantaged children on Denver's west side.

Jason continues to be involved with the music ministry at Notre Dame Catholic Church.