Jon Sass

Jon Sass, Vienna 2009

Jonathan "Jon" Sass (* 1961 in New York City ) is an American tuba player , currently based in Vienna.

biography

From the age of 14, Sass studied tuba with Samuel Pilafian . Since then he has been at home as a tuba player in various musical styles such as jazz , blues and classical music . He became known through his collaboration with artists and ensembles such as Hans Theessink and his Blue Groove Band, the Vienna Art Orchestra , Heavy Tuba , Art of Brass Vienna , Erika Stucky , Fatima Spar and others. In 2005 he released his debut album Sassified .

Since 2018 he has been a lecturer at the Institute for Popular Music at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and teaches bass tuba and ensemble popular music.

Jon Sass with Arkady Shilkloper (2016)

2017 Jon Sass' Souluba Band: Breeze of Life feat. Jonny Sass (ATS-Records 0888)
2005 Sassified (ATS-Records ATS 582)
2003 Jon Sass & Heavy Tuba: Pictures at an Exhibition (ATS-Records ATS 560)
2000 Jon Sass & Heavy Tuba: At Montreux Jazz Festival (ATS-Records ATS 521)
1999 Art of Brass Vienna: Miles, Monk & More (ORF-CD 219)
1999 Art of Brass Vienna: Strauss & Co (ORF-CD 186)
1997 Jon Sass & Heavy Tuba: Sagenhaft (ATS-Records ATS 490)
1996 Art of Brass Vienna: wanted: alice (ATMU CD 96003)
1994 Jon Sass & Heavy Tuba: Faces (ATS-Records ATS 450)
1994 Art of Brass Vienna Plays Classics for Brass (ATMU CD 94003)
1994 Art of Brass Vienna: That's Brass! (ATMU CD 94002)