Jason Oberman

Jason Oberman https://jasonobermanmusic.com Jason Oberman Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:55:36 +0000 https://jasonobermanmusic.com en text https://jasonobermanmusic.com/text Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:55:36 +0000 Jason Oberman https://jasonobermanmusic.com/text Jay writes on anti-zionist jewish identity and critcally excavates the “war against anti-semitism.” Some of their works include: “Why I’m Boycotting the Word Anti-Semitism: Anti-Jewish Racism in Germany”  https://thebattleground.eu/2024/03/25/why-im-boycotting-the-word-antisemitism/    expanded and translated into Japanese, in print form          here: https://www.otsukishoten.co.jp/book/b10153031.html “Inciting Hatred and Slinging Insults: Exploring the Legal Apparatus of the BRD,” https://theleftberlin.com/author/jason-oberman/   Music https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Music Sat, 08 Aug 2020 22:47:42 +0000 Jason Oberman https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Music During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Jay came together with Greg Lewis to create a dynamic, living work that would not only connect them but also bridge them to their communities. Thus arrived their most recent LP, ‘Living Bridges,’ featuring an assortment of original compositions and improvisations dedicated to their friends, family, and mentors. Recorded during the summer of 2021, Oberman and Lewis safely got together for two days to write and record the album in Lewis’s garage. The work continued to be shaped remotely, as Jay and Greg layered tracks from across the Atlantic. The music was then used as inspirations for visual art and short films from Jacqueline Andrews and Valentina Rosset. Link to Album and video by Rosset below. (2023) <img width="2913" height="2859" width_o="2913" height_o="2859" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/282672791bee673c2dc3e09af6e7a02b3941fcf944c6ad34719115ad40758268/image0-1.jpeg" data-mid="167384047" border="0" data-scale="24" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/282672791bee673c2dc3e09af6e7a02b3941fcf944c6ad34719115ad40758268/image0-1.jpeg" /> livingbridges.bandcamp.com Jay has also been working on a singersongwriter project exploring alternate tunings on classical and acoustic guitars. Their study of the Hindustani instrument, the esraj, also appears in some of their new songs. Here’s a piece from Jan 1 2023.Sun Fluff · Sound Of Water Jay Oberman paired with Rafael Luna to record an album of original flute and guitar music. Jay focused on radical alternate tunings as a method for composing, and the album is deeply personal for both musicians. It’s about transformation and the ways in which events alter us, thereby changing our colors. Artwork by Serena Hughes. (2019) <img width="5846" height="5846" width_o="5846" height_o="5846" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50b26d5c4f3bba6018e21f1c3f0b3a66698398f4f71e0fe85fb26c6a99851d31/jason_final_2.jpg" data-mid="79424765" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50b26d5c4f3bba6018e21f1c3f0b3a66698398f4f71e0fe85fb26c6a99851d31/jason_final_2.jpg" /> https://open.spotify.com/album/6oof6nREWIPai4hwbf42th Jay performs a solo guitar piece composed during the pandemic. In honor of their late teacher and mentor Alex Diambrini. (2020) Waffles https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Waffles Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:17:20 +0000 Jason Oberman https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Waffles <img width="6600" height="10200" width_o="6600" height_o="10200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/157ffa53ea97ca04e5f96db4b76ecb8e71f2bfaa2bfa5915a399b2cdd5011c38/waffle_logo_color.jpg" data-mid="78768327" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/157ffa53ea97ca04e5f96db4b76ecb8e71f2bfaa2bfa5915a399b2cdd5011c38/waffle_logo_color.jpg" /> <img width="716" height="476" width_o="716" height_o="476" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50468065f67e5f354c09b2eb5f2b0aaec6e9964eb150db51c922046a8a575239/IMG_0049.jpg" data-mid="78768349" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/716/i/50468065f67e5f354c09b2eb5f2b0aaec6e9964eb150db51c922046a8a575239/IMG_0049.jpg" /> <img width="750" height="745" width_o="750" height_o="745" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36f58d47fba118393af834f7489fa467638c129c363dd6aa22ec4ad2706a3f74/IMG_0054.jpg" data-mid="78832028" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/36f58d47fba118393af834f7489fa467638c129c363dd6aa22ec4ad2706a3f74/IMG_0054.jpg" /> Jobe’s Waffles was born in Rochester, New York as a means for Jason to have a creative outlet in food, one of his greatest loves, while studying jazz guitar at Eastman School of Music. He has been catering private events, parties, and concerts both on the East Coast and in Los Angeles, including shows with Louis Cole, Genevieve Artadi, Jacob Richards, Logan Kane, Dave Binney, CalArts Gallery Nights, and many of his own concerts. He uses the best ingredients possible to make delicious and wholesome experimental waffles. Guitar Lessons https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Guitar-Lessons Sat, 25 Jul 2020 22:51:30 +0000 Jason Oberman https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Guitar-Lessons <img width="1936" height="1638" width_o="1936" height_o="1638" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca6faaf252b5f053f476f7bab5024bf759bd10919fe185761a47ee8a7a1237d6/15936624_1219597024790736_5788846922359514117_o.jpg" data-mid="78344822" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ca6faaf252b5f053f476f7bab5024bf759bd10919fe185761a47ee8a7a1237d6/15936624_1219597024790736_5788846922359514117_o.jpg" /> As an active bandleader, performer, and composer, Jay has a unique and informed approach to teaching  guitar lessons, with an emphasis on jazz and improvisation. They have been teaching students since they were 15 years old, and deeply enjoys connecting with students of all levels. In 2017, Jay severely injured their shoulder and took over a year to recover before returning to their guitar with a completely changed method, physically, psychologically, and spiritually. They now focus on sharing a sustainable, authentic, and heartfelt approach to practice and performance. In addition to teaching guitar lessons, Jay co-taught a high school course on music history and appreciation, and they have experience tutoring students in a variety of subjects. Jay is currently offering in person and online Zoom lessons and welcomes students of all ages and levels. In addition, Jay recently began offering a course in Music and Mindfulness at Bodhicharya Buddhist Center in Berlin where they aim to guide students to develop a deeper relationship to music using Buddhist mindfulness and deep listening practices: https://bodhicharya.de/programm/so-2000-2100-music-and-mindfulness/ Bio https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Bio Sat, 25 Jul 2020 22:26:38 +0000 Jason Oberman https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Bio <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3773166d13993b0fa42faf0d634b856e5282bd5d3fd9071e13b694c23bcff14/jason36.JPG" data-mid="125780762" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3773166d13993b0fa42faf0d634b856e5282bd5d3fd9071e13b694c23bcff14/jason36.JPG" /> Born in Los Angeles, Jay began playing guitar when they were five. By the 6th grade, they fell in love with jazz. Jay received the Jerry Margolis Jazz Award their senior year of high school. Along with this award, Jay also received a Semi-Finalist Award in The Music Center’s Spotlight Jazz Instrumental Competition and Honorable Mention for the Young Arts Award. They then went on to spend two years studying at Eastman School of Music where Jay developed both as a player and as a composer, exploring jazz and classical music. They completed their Bachelor’s degree in jazz guitar at California Institute of the Arts. Jay has played at various concerts, events, fundraisers, cocktail parties, clubs, and conservatories around Los Angeles, Rochester, Germany and Italy. They also participated in LA Jazz Society’s Bill Green Mentorship Program, and attended various summer jazz programs across the U.S. They recently spent some years in Berlin where they focused on exploring a singer-songrwriter project reveloving around alternate guitar tunings. Along with this, they compose, arrange, and perform with a wide variety of ensembles. Some notable musicians they have studied under include: Larry Koonse, Aashish Khan, Andrew Synoweic, Darek Oles, Chris Speed, Bennie Maupin, Joe LaBabera, Avishai Cohen [trumpet], Theo Bleckmann, Harish Raghavan, Ben Monder  and Shane Endsley.  Jay currently resides in Zürich where they are doing a Masters in Transdisciplinary Studies at ZHdK, seeking to bridge their music practice with socio-political research on Germany’s so called ‘war against anti-semtiism’.For more on Jay, here’s a Voyage LA Interview from June 2020:http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-jason-oberman-jason-oberman-santa-clarita/ Index https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Index Wed, 15 Jul 2020 21:12:38 +0000 Jason Oberman https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Index Jay Isadore Oberman guitarist. composer. writer. teacher. <img width="1565" height="1037" width_o="1565" height_o="1037" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/def816f6384eaf4f489cc00a510fe3be1cbaddf23f6a29379dfa14fe400a1a40/A6ACAF7D-B67A-4639-97F3-79C3426CC384.jpg" data-mid="77496888" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/def816f6384eaf4f489cc00a510fe3be1cbaddf23f6a29379dfa14fe400a1a40/A6ACAF7D-B67A-4639-97F3-79C3426CC384.jpg" /> <img width="698" height="467" width_o="698" height_o="467" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bef569efd1729850cae08e168b6c19a9d79977840dba98ba4eeb44631c4906f4/IMG_0037-2.jpg" data-mid="78767688" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/698/i/bef569efd1729850cae08e168b6c19a9d79977840dba98ba4eeb44631c4906f4/IMG_0037-2.jpg" /> <img width="1228" height="1818" width_o="1228" height_o="1818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b43e05fb00f44410d9f81bbdb325913d994fb4f257478d5788b0a8873855a49d/IMG_7787.jpg" data-mid="125780834" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b43e05fb00f44410d9f81bbdb325913d994fb4f257478d5788b0a8873855a49d/IMG_7787.jpg" /> <img width="1153" height="1708" width_o="1153" height_o="1708" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e33eace7b64a28c78e9e4d4f61def359f111d9df47b26ea659a303a675709742/IMG_7801.jpg" data-mid="125780830" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e33eace7b64a28c78e9e4d4f61def359f111d9df47b26ea659a303a675709742/IMG_7801.jpg" /> <img width="1106" height="1637" width_o="1106" height_o="1637" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8d7eb1bda50bd2fdb9689224b25ea13d941bbebce3eebc7bf2d64762f7c67fa/IMG_7795.jpg" data-mid="125780864" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b8d7eb1bda50bd2fdb9689224b25ea13d941bbebce3eebc7bf2d64762f7c67fa/IMG_7795.jpg" /> Nav https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Nav-1 Sat, 20 Jun 2020 23:49:20 +0000 Jason Oberman https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Nav-1 About    Contact    Instagram Impressum https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Impressum Sat, 20 Jun 2020 23:49:20 +0000 Jason Oberman https://jasonobermanmusic.com/Impressum Jason Oberman +49 179 5142941 ⓒ Jason Oberman 2021 photos, graphics, texts and audio material on these pages are protected by copyright and may not be published, copied or reproduced in any other way without the express written permission of the author :)                                                               Impressum