About

Jason (TingKwan) Lau

Saxophonist, Educator

Jason (Ting Kwan) Lau is a Toronto-based saxophonist known for his expertise in Classical and Contemporary music. A dedicated performer and educator, Jason excels across the saxophone repertoire, equally at ease as a soloist and as a chamber musician. Since 2020, he has been honored as a JLV Artist.

Jason is an active competitor, winning the University of Toronto Faculty of Music Winds Competition in 2018 and performing Alexander Glazunov’s Saxophone Concerto with the Wind Symphony. Driven by a passion for the saxophone’s virtuosic potential, he frequently explores repertoire beyond the traditional scope of his instrument. As a chamber musician, Jason is one of the founding members of the Toronto Saxophone Collectives, where he performs both transcriptions and Canadian premieres of pieces by composers like Robert Lemay and Steven Banks.

As an educator, Jason maintains a private studio and teaches across the Greater Toronto Area. He has successfully prepared students for prestigious programs, including Arts Unionville, first-place admissions to the Bachelor of Music Performance at the University of Toronto, and membership in the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra. His principal teachers include Wallace Halladay, Mariano Garcia, and Nadine Bal, and he has pursued further studies through lessons and masterclasses with renowned saxophonists such as Claude Delangle, Timothy McAllister, Vincent David, Arno Bornkamp, Joonatan Rautiola, and Christian Wirth.

Instrument Set up:

Alto: Selmer Paris Series II Gold plated

Mouthpiece: Selmer Paris S90 180

Reeds: Vandoren V12 Strength 3.5

Soprano: Yanagisawa WO-10

Mouthpiece: Selmer Paris S90 170

Reeds: Vandoren V12 Strength 4.5

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