Jared Lantzy was appointed bass trombonist of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra in 2008 and is also a regular member of the orchestra for the Oregon Bach Festival. Jared received his musical education from Texas Tech University and DePaul University. His primary teachers include Charlie Vernon of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Floyd Cooley of the San Francisco Symphony (ret.), Mark Fisher of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and international soloist, Don Lucas.  He currently lives in Houston where he performs with The ROCO Brass Quintet and is active as a freelance musician, maintains a private teaching studio, and is a proprietor of Edwards House Texas.  Jared is an Edwards Instruments Performing Artist.