Jeff Weston (*1986) is a composer, double bassist, and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Weston received his Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory from the University of Pittsburgh and earned a Ph.D. Certificate in Cultural Studies.

He has garnered performances and fellowships at such venues as the BBC, Musikprotokoll Festival (AU), IRCAM Centre Pompidou (FR), Carnegie Museum of Art (US), IMPULS Festival (AU), International Young Composers’ Forum (NL), MISE-EN Festival (NYC), Walden School Artist Residency (US), and Radio France. Interpreters have included Klangforum Wien, JACK Quartet, Ensemble Linea, Wet Ink Ensemble, Ensemble Chartreuse, H2 Quartet, Anubis Quartet, Amernet Quartet, Orkest de Ereprijs, and pianist Michiko Saiki.

The focus of Weston's research is on the late composer Julius Eastman (1940-1990), covering his life and work. His work has been published by SAVVY Contemporary (Berlin) and the University at Buffalo (USA). His dissertation “To The Fullest: Organicism and Becoming in Julius Eastman’s ‘Evil N***r” is the first of its kind on the composer.

Prior studies were completed at Bowling Green State University (MM, music composition) and Luther College (BA, music composition and music education). He teaches courses in Sound and Environment, Music Technology, Music Theory, and Composition at the Environmental Charter High School (Pittsburgh).

Mentors have included Klaus Lang, Mathew Rosenblum, Amy Williams, Eric Moe, Christopher Dietz, Mikel Kuehn, Elainie Lillios, Michael Geary, and Brooke Joyce.

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