Jasen Weaver

Jasen Weaver began playing the double bass at the age of 11. He first received training at a program called the New Orleans String Project. From there he joined the string orchestra at Lusher Extension Middle School and was accepted into the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra (GNOYO) Philharmonia (Intermediate) Division. At the age of 13 he also joined the jazz band at his middle school and began what would become a full time interest in the music. By age 14 he was accepted into the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts in the Jazz program and was also promoted to co-principal of the Symphony(Advanced) division of GNOYO. Since then he has been privileged to play with many great musicians on the New Orleans jazz scene including Donald Harrison, Wes Anderson, Herlin Riley, Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Los Hombres Calientes and many others. In addition to being active in the jazz scene, he was also a member of the New Orleans hip-hop scene as a member of the group Floopy Head and continues to perform with emcee, Ciel Rouge. Jasen has also attended many summer programs for music including the Louis Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp, Project Prodigy Summer Camp, Litchfield Jazz Camp, Noise 2006!, Skidmore Jazz Institute and Berklee College of Music 5-Week Summer Performance Program. Jasen went to the University of New Orleans on a full scholarship as a Jazz Studies major and has been performing and teaching since graduating in May 2012