Sydenham, ON
http://radio3.cbc.ca/artists/Jason-Silver
Jason Silver has distinguished himself throughout North America as a
singer, songwriter and pianist of unparalleled depth. His music is
haunting and unforgettable.
Jason Silver was raised in Kingston,
Ontario, Canada. Originally self-taught on his family’s upright piano
at the age of seven, Silver would make his beginning like so many other
artists: singing and playing in the church choir. In fact, his music
studies and spiritual approach would ultimately lead him to fill music
director roles in churches across Canada and the United States.
Jason
lead his first band while still in his early teens, doing popular piano
cover tunes from the eighties, by Elton John, Billy Joel, David Foster,
Gowan, Chicago, Bruce Hornsby, and more.
After pursuing a
variety of genres, from instrumental Celtic to synth-pop, Silver
stepped-out on his own in 2006 as a masterful performer with an
unmistakable, individual voice and a magnificent piano touch.
He
studied performance and music theory at Aldersgate College, playing in
piano bars in the area. He traveled with the college performance group
for three years before graduating with a Bachelor's Degree.
From
there he took a position arranging for vocal and instrumental groups at
Lakeview Church for two years, and Westgate Church for a year, both in
Saskatoon, Canada.
From there he moved to Northern New Jersey,
where he performed with skilled musicians from N …
Jason Silver has distinguished himself throughout North America as a
singer, songwriter and pianist of unparalleled depth. His music is
haunting and unforgettable.
Jason Silver was raised in Kingston,
Ontario, Canada. Originally self-taught on his family’s upright piano
at the age of seven, Silver would make his beginning like so many other
artists: singing and playing in the church choir. In fact, his music
studies and spiritual approach would ultimately lead him to fill music
director roles in churches across Canada and the United States.
Jason
lead his first band while still in his early teens, doing popular piano
cover tunes from the eighties, by Elton John, Billy Joel, David Foster,
Gowan, Chicago, Bruce Hornsby, and more.
After pursuing a
variety of genres, from instrumental Celtic to synth-pop, Silver
stepped-out on his own in 2006 as a masterful performer with an
unmistakable, individual voice and a magnificent piano touch.
He
studied performance and music theory at Aldersgate College, playing in
piano bars in the area. He traveled with the college performance group
for three years before graduating with a Bachelor's Degree.
From
there he took a position arranging for vocal and instrumental groups at
Lakeview Church for two years, and Westgate Church for a year, both in
Saskatoon, Canada.
From there he moved to Northern New Jersey,
where he performed with skilled musicians from New York City, and
Paterson University's jazz program, and built a large music program for
a young church in North Haledon, NJ.
After five years in the
United States, he relocated back to his home province of Ontario, where
his strong melodic and rhythmic approach to the piano would not go
unnoticed. In 1999 he released a collection instrumental improvisations
entitled "Moving On."
Working with the Chris Coleman, from the
folk music group, "Night Sun," Silver arranged music for the Kingston
Symphony Orchestra who played behind Night Sun at Old Fort Henry in
Kingston.
He moved from hometown Kingston, to Hamilton in 2000
and began building a music program at Philpott Church. He led the
musicians there to release two CD projects of original sacred music.In
2006, Silver released "12 Girlfriends," a twelve-song collection of
original love songs showcasing his aptitude for romantic ballads and
his powerful ability as a pianist. Critics around the globe heralded
the new music with unanimous praise. MySpace plays went through the
roof, and it quickly rose to the top ten on MySpace Canada for a few
weeks.
In 2008, Silver released two new CD projects, Ghost Town and Sunny Days, and is offering them for free from Last.fm.
Chicago, Elton John, Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby, Train, Coldplay, Marc Cohn
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