Bass & Jazz Studies Instructor 

Jason Gahler began teaching bass at Terra in the fall of 2006. He started playing electric bass in 1996 and the upright bass in 1998.  In the fall of 1999, he entered the jazz studies program at Bowling Green State University.  While there Gahler studied with world-class jazz bassist Jeff Halsey.  He also studied classical bass with Yuan-Xiong Lu, Aaron Keaster, and Anthony Stoops. Gahler graduated magna cum laude from BGSU with a bachelor's degree in jazz studies in 2004.  He currently performs regularly with many of the area's finest musicians, including projects with Chavar Dontae, Swingmania, and the Michael Shirtz Quartet.  Gahler holds a private bass studio at Durdel's Music in Toledo.