Overview
Originally from Springdale, Arkansas, Jason Potts is an active teacher and performer in Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. Jason earned his bachelor’s in music performance from Ouachita Baptist University, where he won the McBeth Concerto Competition in 2015 and 16, and led the school’s jazz combo and brass quintet. Jason earned his master’s in music performance as a teaching assistant at Oklahoma State University. During his time there he placed in or won multiple national and international competitions, including the International Women’s Brass Conference, Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Brass, Yamaha/Xeno Tenor Trombone Solo Competition, Hyechka Collegiate Competition, Eastern Music Festival Concerto Competition, and the Oklahoma State University Concerto Competition. Since 2018 Jason has performed with multiple professional orchestras, including the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Tulsa Symphony, Tulsa Opera, Norman Philharmonic, Fort Smith Symphony, and the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. He has also played with other local ensembles such as the Oklahoma City Winds and is the Principal Trombone of the national award-winning Frontier Brass Band. After finishing his master’s in 2019, Jason began teaching private lessons in the Oklahoma City area. He currently teaches lessons, gives masterclasses, leads studio classes and small ensembles for over 40 students in the Deer Creek, Mustang, Yukon, and Casady school systems, and is pursuing a DMA in music performance at the University of Oklahoma.