Jason Redman has been the Principal Trombonist of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Australia since 1990, and has been teaching trombone to Undergraduate and Post Graduate students at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University since 1998.
At 17, he was chosen to be Principal Trombone with the Australian Youth Orchestra for their ‘Grand Bicentennial Tour’ of Europe. He held this position, and also Principal Trombone with the Qld Youth Orchestra until August 1990 when, at the age of 19, he was appointed Principal Trombonist of the QSO.
He has performed trombone concertos by Mozart, Rouse, Creston, Bloch, Lehmann (2005 premiere) and Lovelock with the QSO, and appeared as guest Principal Trombone with the Adelaide, Melbourne and West Australian Symphony Orchestras.
His former students hold positions in AOBO, WASO, TSO and the Münchner Rundfunkorchester, and many others have gone on to successful freelance and teaching careers.
He regularly gives workshops and masterclasses around Queensland as part of the QSO’s Education and outreach program.