About Jason

A Philadelphia native, Jason O’Mara performs and teaches throughout the Philadelphia area. He keeps a busy schedule working as a freelance saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, oboist, composer, arranger, and sometimes session musician.

Embracing the challenge of musical versatility, Jason performs and records in a wide variety of musical contexts including regional orchestras, jazz ensembles, musical theater productions, salsa bands, and pop bands. He has shared the stage with many notable performers including Natalie Cole, Frankie Valli, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Teddy Pendergrass, Randy Brecker, James Moody, The O’Jays, and the Temptations. Most recently Jason has been on a North American tour with The Midtown Men (made up of the original cast of the Jersey Boys) and can be seen on “Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia”, a live DVD concert of Philadelphia’s most notable R&B performers produced by PBS and Sony records.

Jason has performed with the Bay-Atlantic Symphony, the Lancaster Symphony, the Trenton Symphony. He has been a part of the Mellon Jazz Festival, The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, and the Main Line Jazz Festival and has performed at Philadelphia clubs such as Zanzibar Blue, Chris' Jazz Cafe, and World Cafe Live. He is a founding member of the Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra, the Philly Big Band, and the New Jersey Saxophone Quartet, with whom he has performed throughout the tri-state area, in Europe, and most recently, Carnegie Hall. When Jason is not performing as a sideman, he can be found leading The Jason O'Mara Group.

Jason is a former faculty member of Immaculata University, Germantown Friends School, The George School, Bensalem High School, and several Catholic High Schools in the Bucks County area. He has been a faculty member of the Temple University Community Music Scholars Program for almost 10 years and is committed to providing enriching educational and musical opportunities to the young students of the great city of Philadelphia.

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