About
Growing up in rural Northwest Pennsylvania, Jared was first inspired to perform music after hearing a Louis Armstrong recording in a bookstore. Although determined to perform for a career at a younger age, Jared didn't begin any kind of formal training in music until around the age of 16 when he began trumpet lessons with Dr. Jennifer Dearden, and later with Mr. Robert Dolwick.
Jared studied at The Dana School of Music with Dr. Christopher Krummel in addition to studying jazz with Mr. Steve Enos and Mr. Jack Shantz for a short while, as well as Mr. David Kana, a legendary Aebersold Camp Educator and local legend of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Jazz scene. It was among his numerous performances with Kana that he would perform some of his earliest performances alongside other well known performers of Northeast Ohio.
Additionally Jared has performed with the Greenville Symphony, Skatch Anderssen Big Band in Cleveland, and with his quartet multiple times at Hollywood Gaming Casino in Austintown, as well as many assorted events and at various venues with his other groups. Further performance experiences include 3 summer contracts at Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio, where he had the honor to perform for the Lebron James Foundation at their annual event.
Jared also released an EP album of original music in 2019 entitled, "All Your Dreams Come True" dedicated to his older brother Jacob. His teaching experience includes teaching lessons and assistant directing at Western Reserve Middle/High School. Additionally, he taught music at Bicentennial South Elementary school in Glendale AZ, as well as middle school band at Copper Trails and Desert Thunder in Avondale AZ where he started the program from the ground up.
Jared currently lives in Sevilla Spain where he is teaching and performing. He performs in his own groups and with well musicians across Southern Spain and Portugal such as Zé Eduardo, Javier Orti, Trevor Coleman, and Oscar Rifbjerg, among others. He is also a member of the Assejazz Big Band.
