Jason Branscum is a composer, trombonist, bass player, trumpeter, keyboard player, educator, and arranger.
Jason was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio and developed a passion for soul, rock, and hip-hop music throughout his teen years, but was tipped over the edge when he discover the jazz and funk from the bars in Dayton. Living in the "Land of Funk," it was easy for Jason to brush shoulders on a regular basis with the people who wrote the funk tunes that were sampled in the hip-hop music with which he had grown up.
Jason has performed in Europe, fifteen states and Washington D.C. He has recorded, toured, or shared the stage with Slave, The Hughes Corporation, Mike Gordon, Dr. John, 10,000 Maniacs, Kim Deal, Jonathan Nelson, Sugarfoot and Marshall Jones of the Ohio Players, George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, Gladys Knight, Rick James's Stone City Band, Al Wilson, Lewis Johnson, Umphrey's McGee, Barry Ries, Robert Walter, and Roy Hargrove.
