Jason Villa (Eugene) is a first-generation Mexican American who grew up in California. He is a mariachi musician and music teacher, and he plays saxophone, trumpet, and guitarrón.
Bio
Jason Villa is a first-generation Mexican American who grew up in California. Music has been apart of Villa’s life story from an early age. He plays saxophone, trumpet, and guitarrón. He teaches saxophone at Matthew Pavilanis School of Music and teaches trumpet and guitarrón at Cascade Middle and Willamette High School. He is an active participant in the local mariachi community as the sole trumpet player for Mariachi Cuervo based in Eugene/Springfield and is currently to furthering his knowledge of trumpet and mariachi as a 2023-2024 TAAP Apprentice under Arturo Zavala. He hopes that he can pass mariachi music onto the next generation.