Jason Kutz grew up in Kiel, Wis., and lives in Madison where he works as a pianist, composer, teacher, arranger, artist, and graphic designer. He has travelled to Beijing, China to teach at the Piano Arts Academy in 2016 as a "Jazz Master"; has performed as soloist and orchestra member with the WCO; was commissioned by the Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Letters & Sciences to write a piece inspired by Bruce Crownover's woodcut prints from his series The Last Glacier; and has become a staple of original music output in Madison. He's a founding member of Mr. Chair, which released their multi-genre, debut album "Nebulebula" in November 2019. Released with critical acclaim in Madison and a review in Prog (UK) that wrote "the euphonious elements at the heart of Snarky Puppy’s appeal are also present in Mr. Chair’s debut.“ Nebulebula led the way to Mr. Chair's 2021 WAMI win for Best Jazz Artist. Their second original-music album, "Better Days," releases late 2022. Mr. Chair is a regular at Caroga Lake Music Festival and has toured to New York, Florida, and California. In June 2021, his jazz-funk fusion group Bad Philosopher released their debut album "Badhalla." A new project, "What If, Is," featuring catchy, cowboy tunes and blues, premieres in October 2022. All music is available to stream everywhere and for purchase at jasonkutz.com. His musical interests lie wholly within and between the classical and jazz worlds. All music is constructed with the same building blocks, and it's only with small changes in formula that genre and affect differ. His greatest interest is discovering and disguising these borders, and using them as fuel for each musical project. Jason's passion abounds outside of music, in soccer, movement, cleaning, games, discovery, and treasure. Jason holds a Bachelor's of Music in Recording Technology/Music Industry from UW-Oshkosh and a Master's in Music in Piano Performance from UW-Madison.