Jason Crigler

While living in New York City in the early 2000s, Jason Crigler worked as a guitarist for numerous artists including John Cale, Linda Thompson, Marshall Crenshaw, Erin McKeown, Teddy Thompson, and many others. During this time he also performed with Norah Jones, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Suzanne Vega, and Rufus Wainwright. Jason has been an active educator for over thirty years. In addition to his private teaching practice, he has been on the faculty at the Concord Community Music School in Concord, NH and Berwick Academy in South Berwick, ME. Since 2012 he has been a teaching artist at the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) in Portsmouth, NH. He currently has a full schedule at PMAC teaching privately as well as leading the Band of Hope, an adult ensemble that plays traditional Irish Music.