Jason YOSHIDA, praised as “eloquent and serious” in a Los Angeles Times review, specializes in solo and continuo performance on lutes and historical guitars. He has performed with groups including Ciaramella, Musica Angelica, Les Surprises Baroques, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Los Angeles Opera. Yoshida received praise for his world premiere recording of Scheidler’s Variation on a theme by Mozart for Baroque lute featured on the CD Mozart Encomium. He received a Doctor of Musical Arts in early music from the USC Thornton School of Music. He is currently on the faculty of the early music department at USC and an instructor at Pomona College.
