About Jason
Email Jason: jasonheath -at- doublebassblog.org
Jason Heath is an active double bass performer, educator, blogger, and podcaster. His writing, blogging and podcasting have been featured in the New Yorker, International Musician, Double Bassist Magazine, The Scroll, The Engaging Brand, and the Adjunct Advocate. He is on the board of directors for the International Society of Bassists and is the director of technology for the Illinois chapter of the American String Teachers Association. He currently teaches orchestra at Libertyville High School and double bass at DePaul University.
A native of South Dakota, Jason joined the bass sections of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and Sioux City Symphony Orchestra at the age of fifteen. He is a member of the Elgin Symphony and previously served as co-principal bass of the IRIS Orchestra in Memphis, Tennessee and assistant principal bass of the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra. Jason has also performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Symphony, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago Sinfonietta, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, and Joffrey Ballet Orchestra. Jason has toured internationally with the American-Russian Young Artists Orchestra, Pacific Music Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, and he has also performed with the Spoleto USA Festival, Britt Music Festival, and Des Moines Metro Opera. He has also served as double bass faculty for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Trinity International University, and Northwestern University’s National High School Music Institute.
Jason actively writes about the classical music world and the double bass. His work has been featured in Double Bassist magazine, and his articles and observations about the classical music business can be found on his blog at doublebassblog.org. This blog also includes stories about life as a freelance double bassist, resources for performing musicians and classical music fans, and educational advice for music performance students. Jason is also the host of Contrabass Conversations, a podcast about the double bass. This show can be found at contrabassconversations.com, and it features interviews and performances from prominent double bass performers and educators. He has two degrees in double bass performance from Northwestern University, a teaching certificate from DePaul University, and was the recipient of a Civic Orchestra of Chicago fellowship for graduate study. He and his wife Courtney live in Chicago with Dan and Angel, their two cats.
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