Jonathan began piano studies at the age of 8, four years after his mom started trying to get him interested in the piano. Since then he has performed around the United States as well as Germany, Italy, and Japan (and, perhaps most importantly, Disney World). He is currently pursuing a DMA at Eastman with Dr. Douglas Humpherys.
Some of his favorite musical memories include winning the first ever international piano competition for 5-piano ensembles in 1996, and again with a different group in 2005. In 1997 he won the inagural Young Artists' International Piano Competition at Eastman. He was admitted to Frederic Chiu's summer festival in Wabash, Indiana while still in High School. More recently, Jonathan attended the Martha Argerich Piano Academy at Lake Como as well as the Prague International Piano Masterclasses.
Jonathan's favorite way to make music is in ensembles. He has been heard on the radio playing new music for two pianos, and has performed with the Eastman Composers' Sinfonietta, the Eastman Chorale, the Brigham Young University Men's Chorus, as well as in chamber groups with friends. His favorite partners, though, are his violinist wife and their two young sons.
He is available as an accompanist, collaborative partner, and piano teacher.