Jason Willows was born in New York and currently makes art in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His warm vocal tone, reminiscent of crooners, juxtaposes against thumping bass and distorted guitars. They have had a diverse career in the arts as an actor, teacher, multi-instrumentalist, and now producer. He started making waves in the jazz scene just after high school, performing & recording with Derrick Gardner and Ron Paley's Big Band. In 2017, he began writing original music with local art phenom, Chelsey Young, in the jazz/folk duo Two Hip. Since then they have performed in Canadian festivals (Winnipeg Jazz, Festival du Voyaguer, Winnipeg Folk) as well as several theatre productions (Life's Lyrics, Jesus Christ Superstar, It's A Wonderful Life).

Willows’ newly released record, ‘You’re Doing Great’, was written and recorded over the past five years. The eight tracks were recorded as a trio live off the floor with bassist Joey Penner (Waking Eyes, VVonder) and drummer Kevin Waters (Super Duty Tough Work, Ami Cheon). An eclectic layering of sound and instruments bring the album to life, including saxophone, accordion, lap steel, slamming doors, bird calls and synthetic strings. The project was dually recorded in Willows’ bedroom studio and at Paintbox Studios, produced by local legends Lloyd Peterson (The Weakerthans, Luke Doucet) and Rusty Robot (The Waking Eyes, Imaginary Cities).

You’re doing great is a deeply personal account of artistic doubt, slouching towards self-affirmation, and overcoming a generational angst.