Jason Reolon
Jason Reolon is a South African pianist and son of jazz drummer Bobby Gien and jazz singer Josie Gien. Reolon was winner of the Southern African Music Rights Organisation National Overseas Scholarship for best Jazz Pianist in 2001,. With his jazz band Breakfast Included, he is a 2 times winner of the Old Mutual Jazz Encounters competition.
Reolon performed at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2004, a spin-off of the North Sea Jazz Festival held in The Netherlands.
Musical career
Reolon graduated from the University of Cape Town's College of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz performance and composition in 2001, where he has worked as a lecturer ever since.Breakfast Included
Reolon is one of four founding members of jazz quartet Breakfast Included in 1999, together with drummer Shaun Michau, Dominic Peters on double bass and David Poole on saxophone. In 2001 they released their self-titled first album, which was followed up by Night Work Ahead in 2004.Breakfast Included won the "Old Mutual Jazz Encounters" competition in both 2000 and 2001.
Peters and Poole have since left the ensemble and the current members of Breakfast Included are Reolon on Piano, Melanie Schultz on vocals, Buddy Wells on saxophone, and Wesley Rustin on double bass.
The Restless Natives
The Restless Natives is a contemporary quintet, consisting of Kesivan Naidoo on drums, Jason Reolon on piano, Chris Engel on alto and baritone saxophone, Shane Cooper on double bass and Lee Thomson on trumpet and flugelhorn.The Jason Reolon Trio
The Jason Reolon Trio is an ensemble that, besides Reolon, consists of Heinrich Goosen on drums and Wesley Rustin on double bass. The trio have released their first album, called Off the Record, in 2008, which is a live recording of the ensemble performing at the Nassau Auditorium in Cape Town, on 4 February 2007.Discography
CD - Breakfast Included - Breakfast IncludedBest of Passion Jazz Volume 2 - Track: I Thought About You
Universal Music - The Jazz Lounge - Track: I Thought About You
CD - Breakfast Included - Night Work Ahead
Palace Lounge - Cafe d’Afrique II, Va Va Voom Edition - Track: Burnt Toast
UCT Jazz - Full Spectrum - Track: Burnt Toast
CD - Jason Reolon Trio - Off the Record
Goldfish - Caught in the Loop - Tracks: The Real Deal, Dream,
Times May Change You, Wait a Minute
Breathe Sunshine Volume 2 - Track: Dream
Cafe d’Afrique Volume 2 - Track: Dream
Breathe Sunshine Volume 3 - Track: The Real Deal
Best of Cafe d’Afrique - Track: The Real Deal
Cafe d’Afrique Volume 3 - Track: Times May Change You
Pure Pacha - Track: The Real Deal
CD - Restless Natives - Restless Natives
DVD - Jason Reolon Trio - Double Standards
UCT Jazz Compilation - Track: Fat Alberts
Men's Health Chill Compilation Track: To Be
CD – Jason Reolon Trio - Outline
Feature Film - Restless Natives - Visa Vie Track: Mirror Mirror + Various