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Live at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall 2024
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Jason Ji is an Australian-Chinese fingerstyle guitarist and composer specializing in acoustic fingerstyle guitar. He combines percussive guitar with Travis thumb-picking, building his band on one acoustic guitar. Originally classically trained, Jason mixes classical techniques with folk, pop, rock, blues and jazz influences. Jason has a series of narrative-based compositions that draw from the Romantic-era tradition of program music, transforming solo guitar into a symphonic storytelling experience full of intrigue and surprises.
A graduate of Berklee College of Music (21’) with Summa Cum Laude honors, Jason is a finalist at the 2024 International Finger Style Guitar Championships. He has captivated audiences worldwide with performances at prestigious venues all over the globe such as The Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall and Weill Recital Hall) NYC, Agganis Arena in Boston, MA, The Ellington Jazz Club and the Perth Concert Hall in Perth, Australia, as well as being the only person sent from the US to participate in China’s Got Talent Season 6, where he received unanimous 4 yeses from the judges.
As an endorsed artist of Godin Guitars, LR Baggs and Mono Cases, he seeks new heights and possibilities in his finger pickin’ journey. Stay connected with Jason’s musical journey @jasonjimusic.
Jason Ji was born in Zhejiang, China and moved to Shanghai with his family at an early age. Later at the age of 10 he moved to Perth, Western Australia and first picked up the guitar at the age of 11. Later he enrolled in music programs in high school (John Forrest Secondary College and Rossmoyne Senior High School) where he studied classical guitar under Craig Lake.
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Later, Jason received a scholarship in 2017 to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, and has seen resided in the United States since 2018. He studied under the legendary fingerpickers Guy Van Duser and Bobby Stanton, as well as prolific songwriter Pat Pattison. Jason graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor in Professional Music in 2021, studying performance, songwriting, music production and music business.
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Since then, Jason has continued to dedicate his life to the craft of acoustic guitar mastery, combining the knowledge of songwriting and performance into making guitar arrangements that incorporates the elegance of a full ensemble.
Career Highlights
 Headlining Artist | Director
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Zankel Hall | Weill Recital Hall NYC
Finalist 2024
International Fingerstyle Guitar Championships
Winfield, Kansas
China's Got Talent Season VI
4 unanimous yes votes | Only chosen contestant from the US
Shanghai, China
2nd Place Winner 2023
Lancelin, Australia
Lancelin Buskin Festival
Endorsements
Godin & Seagull Guitars | LR Baggs | Mono Cases
Official Brand Partnerships
Bachelor of Music (Summa Cum Laude)
Berklee world tour scholarship recipient
Berklee College of Music 21'
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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