| Biography | Jason Evans is a Manx-born trumpet player, who went to Chetham's School of Music in Manchester for secondary education. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2014, and has been Principal Trumpet of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London since 2012. Trumpet professor at the Royal College of Music.
Jason has performed with the Halle Orchestra, Onyx Brass and SuperBrass as well as playing Guest Principal Trumpet with the Gabrieli Consort, the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Touring performances have taken him throughout Europe, the Americas, Australasia, and across Asia. Prior to joining the Philharmonia, Jason was on trial for the Principal Trumpet position in the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He was offered the Principal Trumpet positions in the latter two before deciding to join the Philharmonia in 2012.
Jason is also a founding member of award-winning brass quintet Inner City Brass. |