Jason Swagler is an Instructor of Music at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and has led the JSL All-Stars since 2010. A member of the SIUE faculty since 2000, his teaching duties include jazz saxophone, concert jazz band, lab band, combo, jazz history, music history, and music theory. Jason maintains an active performing career, playing between 100 to 150 dates a year under his own name and as a freelancer. He is the founding member of the soul jazz group, CommonWealth. Locally, he has performed in nearly every major (and minor!) venue in the St. Louis area, including Jazz at the Bistro, UMB Bank Pavillion, Fox Theatre, The Pageant, Savvis Center, Busch Stadium, Touhill, and Sheldon Concert Hall. He has toured extensively throughout Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and the United States.