Jason Freese

Jason Freese
Freese performing with Green Day at the Bowery Ballroom
Background information
Birth nameJason Jeremy Freese
Born (1975-01-12) January 12, 1975 (age 49)
OriginOrange County, California, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • saxophone
  • flute
  • trombone
  • vocals
  • guitar
Years active1992–present
FatherStan Freese
RelativesJosh Freese (brother)
Member of
SpouseAmy Freese
Websitejasonfreese.com

Jason Jeremy Freese (born January 12, 1975) is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist.[1] As a studio musician, he has performed on over 50 albums, mainly on saxophones and keyboards, including for artists Green Day, Dr. Dre, Pitbull, Avenged Sevenfold, Goo Goo Dolls, and Jewel.[2]

Early life

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Freese was born on January 12, 1975, in Orange County, California. His father, Stan Freese, was leader of the Disneyland Band in Disneyland Park at the time of his birth, and went on to become a talent booker for the park.[1] His mother, Trisha Freese (later Bridenstine), is a concert pianist and writer.[1] Freese's older brother is drummer Josh Freese.[3][2]

Beginning at the age of five and seven, Freese and his brother spent their summers at Disneyland while their father worked.[1] They both watched him perform concerts with the Disneyland Band and sometimes participated with plastic instruments.[1] Both boys eventually got jobs shining shoes for the park employees.[1]

Career

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Freese became interested in music at age 12, when his father purchased a used Conn Naked Lady saxophone for him at a local swap meet. He began taking lessons from his father as well as Eric Marienthal, who was a member of the Disneyland Band at the time. Freese also played in his middle school and high school marching bands.[1]

At 18, Freese went on a high school senior trip to Orlando, Florida and was invited to jam with the Frankie and the West End Boys—the house band at Pleasure Island at the Walt Disney World Resort. Six months later, the band fired their saxophone player and asked Freese to come back out to Florida and join the band full time. Freese stayed in Orlando for a year playing with the band at Plaesure Island and receiving piano lessons from Pleasure Island piano player Jim Roberts.[1]

When he returned to California, Freese enrolled at California State University, Fullerton. At age 23, Freese was a year and a half away from graduation when an opportunity came up to go on tour with Joe Walsh of The Eagles and he dropped out. Walsh taught Freese how to play the Hammond B3 organ while on the tour.[1]

After the Joe Walsh tour, Freese joined the Goo Goo Dolls. At the time, the Goo Goo Dolls had the same manager as Green Day.[1] Freese has performed as a studio musician and touring member in Green Day since 2004. He has performed on their American Idiot World Tour, 21st Century Breakdown World Tour, 99 Revolutions Tour, Revolution Radio Tour, and Hella Mega Tour and appeared on their live albums Bullet in a Bible and Awesome as Fuck. His performing credits most often consist of saxophone, piano, and keyboards.[2] His credits as a producer include Jewel's 2009 album Lullaby and Death by Stereo's 2009 album Death Is My Only Friend.[2]

Personal life

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Freese is married to Amy Freese.[1] They are based in Fullerton, California, and have two sons—Tennessee and Colt.[4][1]

Discography

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Release date Artist Title Credits
1996-10-08 The Vandals Oi to the World! saxophone[2]
1997 Ex-Idols Who We Are saxophone[2]
1998-06-23 The Vandals Hitler Bad, Vandals Good saxophone[2]
1999-03-09 Joe Sherbanee The Road Ahead tenor saxophone[2]
2000-07-11 Josh Freese The Notorious One Man Orgy piano, saxophone[2]
2000-11-21 Dweezil Zappa Automatic performer[2]
2001-09-18 Los Calzones Plastico keyboards[2]
2001-11-27 various artists The Concert for New York City keyboards[2]
2002-09-27 Lazlo Bane All the Time in the World saxophone
2003-01-28 Engelbert Humperdinck Definition of Love backing vocals, saxophone, keyboards[2]
2003-05-06 NOFX The War on Errorism saxophone[2]
2003-06-27 Jeff Scott Soto Prism saxophone[2]
2003-08-05 Stripsearch Stripsearch saxophone[2]
2004-09-28 Klear Makin' Noise keyboards, bells, Hammond organ, whistling[2]
2004-03-30 Rennie Pilgrem Y4K saxophone[2]
2004-05-04 Kimberley Locke One Love horn[2]
2004-05-11 Ellis Hall Straight Ahead tenor saxophone[2]
2004-07-27 Tommy Stinson Village Gorilla Head saxophone[2]
2004-09-21 Green Day American Idiot saxophone[2]
2004-09-28 Afrika Bambaataa Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light saxophone[2]
2004-09-28 The Juliet Dagger Turn Up the Death keyboards[2]
2004-09-28 Last Conservative On to the Next One keyboards[2]
2004-10-26 Fredalba Uptown Music for Downtown Kids keyboards[2]
2004-11-02 A Perfect Circle Emotive baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone[2]
2004-11-23 Goo Goo Dolls Live in Buffalo: July 4, 2004 keyboards, percussion, saxophone[2]
2005-03-15 various artists Drum Nation, Volume Two saxophone[2]
2005-05-10 Weezer Make Believe saxophone[2]
2005-08-23 Aphrodite Overdrive saxophone[2]
2005-11-15 Green Day Bullet in a Bible backing vocals, saxophone, trombone, keyboards, acoustic guitar, accordion[2]
2006-02-25 Goo Goo Dolls Let Love In keyboards[2]
2006-06-13 Busta Rhymes The Big Bang saxophone[2]
2006-07-11 Zebrahead Broadcast to the World musician, composer, instrumentation[2]
2006-09-19 Faulter Darling Buds of May organ[2]
2006-10-31 Viva Death One Percent Panic baritone saxophone[2]
2006-11-21 Rock Star Supernova Rock Star Supernova musician[2]
2007-06-26 Forty Marshas Forty Marshas saxophone, piano, keyboards[2]
2007-07-10 Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga saxophone[2]
2007-09-10 One Small Step for Landmines One Small Step for Landmines Hammond organ[2]
2008-01-22 The Whigs Mission Control baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone[2]
2008-04-08 P.O.D. When Angels & Serpents Dance keyboards[2]
2008-04-22 Foxboro Hot Tubs Stop Drop and Roll!!! keyboard, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
2008-06-03 Jewel Perfectly Clear mellotron, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer organ, strings[2]
2008-06-23 Fandangle Fly Away keyboards[2]
2008-08-05 Zebrahead Phoenix backing vocals, musician, demo coordinator[2]
2008-08-05 Jimmy Kane A Constant State of Motion piano[2]
2009-04-14 Josh Freese Since 1972 saxophone[5]
2009-04-28 NOFX Coaster keyboards[2]
2009-05-05 Jewel Lullaby producer, mellotron, triangle, accordion, piano[2]
2009-05-15 Green Day 21st Century Breakdown piano[2]
2009-06-02 Candy Now! Candy Now! clarinet[2]
2009-07-07 Death by Stereo Death Is My Only Friend producer, backing vocals, instrumentation, recording engineer, composer[2]
2009-07-07 Yves Klein Blue Ragged & Ecstatic tenor saxophone[2]
2010-06-08 Jewel Sweet and Wild mellotron, glockenspiel[2]
2011-03-22 Green Day Awesome as Fuck keyboards, horns, backing vocals[2][6]
2011-07-27 Zebrahead Get Nice! producer, instrumentation, pre-production, backing vocals, recording engineer
2012-06-01 Vicci Martinez Vicci keyboards
2012-06-19 LIT The View from the Bottom Hammond B3, piano, strings
2013-04-09 Face To Face Three Chords and a Half Truth Hammond B3, tenor sax
2014-09-29 Gerard Way Hesitant Alien baritone saxophone
2014-11-21 Pitbull Globalization saxophone
2015-07-17 Sublime With Rome Sirens drums, percussion
2015-08-07 Dr. Dre Compton saxophone
2016-10-28 Avenged Sevenfold The Stage keyboards
2017-11-17 Green Day God's Favorite Band piano
2018-06-29 The Interrupters Fight the Good Fight saxophone
2022-08-05 The Interrupters In The Wild saxophone

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Freese, Stanford (2023). Music, Mayhem and the Mouse: My "Tubazar" Life. Skyway Press. ISBN 978-1736044650.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc "Jason Freese: Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  3. ^ freese family
  4. ^ The Family Business: Stan Freese and Sons Josh and Jason | OC Weekly Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Since 1972 (CD liner notes). Josh Freese. Outerscope Records. 2009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Awesome as Fuck (CD/DVD booklet). Green Day. Burbank, California: Reprise Records. 2011. 526235-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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