An award-winning musician with a diverse background of teaching, performing and writing, Jason Pfeiffer is an Irish flute and whistle player based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He pursued studies in Jazz Performance at the Manhattan School of Music (NYC) and William Paterson University (NJ) and was awarded a B.A. in Religion & Music from LaSalle University (PA).
Jason came to traditional music in the mid-1990’s while living in Philadelphia, PA. He immersed himself in the city’s Irish Music community and quickly became a regular performer at area festivals, venues and dances, playing with some of the city’s finest musicians. In 2003, he made his recording debut as part of The Wexford Boys on Seems Like Only Yesterday....
With forays into everything from Jazz to World music, Jason has performed with such artists as Latin percussionist Ray Barretto; jazz musicians Benny Golson, Rufus Reid, James Wilson, Art Farmer, and Jon Faddis; hammered dulcimer wunderkind Christie Burns; fiddlers Anne Lederman (Fiddlesong, Njacko Backo, LOKA), Jay Weiler (Hadrian’s Wall, Allison Lupton Band), Sahra Featherstone (Fig for a Kiss) and Brendan Callahan; and guitarists Andy Webster (Brolum, Calasaig) and John Brennan. He has appeared internationally at festivals, pubs, coffeehouses and folk clubs as well as concert halls such as New York's Lincoln Center and Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
"He's not just playing the flute, he's singing through it..." (Cathal Hayden, fiddler)
"...a unique blend of improvisation and solid tradition." (Andy Webster, guitarist)
"...great music played with passion and precision in an adventurous and playful spirit. And your bodhran playing was stunning!" (C. Gibbon, artist)
