Jason Stromquist

Jason Stromquist was born into a musical family in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada where he was first taught by his father, the local band director. He went on to achieve success in local and provincial competitions before moving to Hood River, Oregon, in 1998, where he studied with Robert Taylor, Second Trombone of the Oregon Symphony. After two years at Portland State University, he continued his studies in New York City with David Finlayson of the New York Philharmonic at the Aaron Copland School of Music, earning his Bachelor of Music in Performance in 2003.


Jason began his professional career in 2004 as Acting Second Trombone with the Oregon Symphony and later that year joined the Omaha Symphony, where he currently serves as Assistant Principal Trombone. He appeared as a featured soloist with the Omaha Symphony in 2022 and remains an active freelance performer and private teacher throughout the region.