Jason Yoshida specializes in solo and continuo performance on historical plucked instruments. He received his Bachelor of Music at UC Santa Barbara under Paul Rosandich where he was awarded grants and scholarships from the UC Santa Barbara Music Affiliates and the Santa Barbara Music Club. During this time he took part in performances of early and contemporary music under the direction of Alejandro Planchart and William Kraft. Mr. Yoshida was also awarded scholarships and a teaching assistantship from the University of Southern California where he studied classical guitar with James Smith. Mr. Yoshida began his musical studies with guitarist Gregg Nestor.

Mr. Yoshida has performed and participated in competitions in the United States, Japan and Spain. He has been awarded prizes from the Portland Guitar Festival Competition and the American String Teachers Association Competition. During the summers of 1993 and 1994 he received scholarships to participate in the "Musica en Compostela" course in Santiago de Compostela, Spain with Jose Luis Rodrigo. With Michael Miranda of Loyola Marymount University, he co-founded the Southern California Area Lute Group in 2005. Mr. Yoshida has recently completed a CD entitled "Mozart Encomium" for Musiclas Recordings. This period instrument recording features guitar duets and solos as well as a set of variations for Baroque lute all based on the music of Mozart arranged and composed by 19th century composers. Mr. Yoshida is a founding member of Ensemble Aquila, a Santa Barbara based period music group.