Jonathan Sass

Artistic and pedagogical education

• Harlem School for the Arts 1971-2
• High School of Music and Art 1977-1979 / New York City
• Boston University 1979-1984 / Boston, Mass. BA, (Tuba Performance Music)
• Tanglewood Music Festival / Massachusetts 1980/ summer Lenox/Lee, Mass
• Private lessons: Sam Pilafian 1976-1984, Joe Daley 1976-77, Warren Deck 1981
• Music Festivals: All-City High School Orchestra, Boston University Symphony Orchestra 1983-84, Waterloo Music Festival / New Jersey (1981)

Teaching & Research

Teaching experience (extract)

• Tanglewood Music Festival / Massachusetts 1984-1985 / summer Lenox/Lee, Mass.
• Teaching assistant to E.B.Q. and Sam Pilafian (Quintet Coaching)
• University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna-IPOP-Popluar Music Low Brass 2012 until today
• Vienna International School Low Brass Coach 2014 until today

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Research

• JON SASS GROOVE and CREATIVITY WORKSHOP –TMV Records multimedia-interactive kits
• Play along CD, DVD, Buch und Noten. 2007
• The JON SASS BASSLINE BOOK-Editions BIM
• w/ play along 2007 features basslines for Jon’s compositions and recordings.
• BRASS PLAYERS COOKBOOK Article 2006 – MEREDITH PUBLICATIONS Resource book for brass players Article- Smooth Touring Resource Recipe -Travel Smoothy To-Go
• Concepts in the field of creative education
• Team building seminar " The Corporate Groove
• Multi-media play for children "Sassy the Tuba 

Publications

Artistic publications – CDs, DVDs

• Publication of 100 CDs and DVDs. More at jonsass.com

Scientific publications

• SASSIFIED LIVE-Multi Media Presentation
• Team building Seminar „ The Corporate Groove“
• CREATIVE IMPULSE- Article 2006 pedagogy articles at www.tubanews.com and Clarino Magazine 
• Sonic Magazine 3-2006-Jon Sass Philosophy on Music

Further work experience (extract)

• 2013 175 year of bilateral relations betw US and Austria
• 2011 Black History Month concert for US Embassy
• FABELHAFT Storytelling Fest
• 2016-17-18 etc. Talisman-(music-tuba-guitar) Klagenfurt City Theatre
• 2015 Seven Lives, radio play Peter Kaizar -performer.
• 2013 Desert Bridges the Qatar National Theater
• 2012 Korinthia Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
• 2010 America Reloaded-Obama, The Amerika Haus Berlin

More at jonsass.com.