Updated: February 7, 2021
Born: April 14, 1979
Jason Whatley is a jazz pianist and composer based in Tasmania, Australia. His compositions admit the unmistakable influence of great jazz modernists like Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and Wayne Shorter. He leads a quintet featuring fellow Tasmanian musicians Michael Woods (trumpet/flugelhorn), Damon Warner (saxophones), Hamish Houston (bass) and Beau Thomas (drums). He has released two albums with this lineup, Newfound Cool (2013) and On the Beak (2020).Tags
Primary Instrument
Piano
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
My teaching background isn't extensive. I've taken some adult students in more recent years, mainly people from a sight-reading background who want to learn more about contemporary harmony and improvisation. They've typically found the lessons somewhat illuminating.
Blossom Dearie
piano
Wayne Shorter
saxophone
Dave Brubeck
piano
Miles Davis
trumpet
Bill Evans
piano
Antonio Carlos Jobim
piano
Charles Mingus
bass, acoustic
