Jason Duckles - Cello

Jason Duckles has received numerous awards for his chamber collaborations, including Grand Prize in the Concert Artists Guild Competition and Top Prize in the Munich ARD International Competition. Jason has also been a member of the Avalon String Quartet and the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, and has appeared frequently as the cellist for the Mark Morris Dance Group, which tours throughout the United States and Europe. Jason can be heard on the Sony Recording "Enchantment" with Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Project.

Jason received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, and his Master's and Doctorate from the State University of New York at Stony Brook as a student of Timothy Eddy. He teaches at both Wesleyan University and Connecticut College, and has given master classes at Dartmouth College, the Longy School of Music, and Stanford University.

Dedicated to music of our time, Jason has commissioned works from many composers, including Pulitzer Prize-winner John Harbison. Jason is a recipient of Chamber Music America's ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and can be heard on the labels Sony, Channel Classics, Koch, Traditional Crossroads, and Cedille Records.