Jason Uyeyama MM

Education: 

• Master of Music, Violin Performance, The Juilliard School

Biography

Jason Uyeyama is Associate Professor of Music and Director of String Studies at La Sierra University, where he teaches violin and chamber music.  He is also founder and director of the Orange County String Studio located in Irvine, Calif.  He holds a master's degree from The Juilliard School where he studied with Masao Kawasaki.  Previous teachers include Itzhak Perlman and Yao-Ji Lin.

Mr. Uyeyama continues to lead an active career as recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. He has performed and toured regularly with the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2005, and has also performed with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Festival appearances include Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo, Aspen, and Taos.  Mr. Uyeyama is a frequent guest artist with Camerata Pacifica in Santa Barbara, Calif. and in Fall 2021 he will make his first appearance with Emerald City Music in Seattle, Wash. 

Students of Mr. Uyeyama have been accepted to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Resident Fellowship program, The Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, The Colburn School of Performing Arts, University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and the Mannes School of Music.  His students have also been accepted to numerous summer festivals including Aspen, Music Academy of the West, and Tanglewood.An advocate of community outreach, Mr. Uyeyama has been Music Director of Community Kids Connection in San Bernardino, CA since 2008.  Through this program, he has given free violin lessons to underserved children and performances for local hospitals and charity events.

Contact

E-mail: juyeyama@lasierra.edu
Phone: (951) 785-2071

Professional Involvement & Accomplishments

• Founder/Director - Orange County String Studio, Irvine, CA.
• Regular performer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2005.
• Performances with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony. 

Academic Interests/Research Area:

Students of Mr. Uyeyama have been accepted to The Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, The Colburn School of Performing Arts, Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and the Mannes School of Music. His students have also been accepted to numerous summer festivals including Aspen, Music Academy of the West, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and the Montecito International Summer Music Festival.