RYAN JACKSON is a native of Bracebridge, Ontario, where he began his musical studies early in life at the piano. The winner of the 2005 National Organ Playing Competition sponsored by the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO), Ryan is also the winner of two other Canadian competitions: the Florence and Stanley Osborne National Organ Playing Competition (2004) and the regional Young Organists Competition sponsored by the Toronto Centre of the RCCO (2004). In 2008, Ryan was one of two prizewinners in the Fort Wayne National Organ Playing Competition in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ryan completed his undergraduate studies in the performance program at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music as a student of Dr. Patricia Wright. While at U of T, Ryan was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships including the Arthur Edward Redsell Memorial full-tuition scholarship. Upon graduation, Ryan was honoured as the inaugural recipient of the Tecumseh Sherman Rogers Graduating Award, a $25,000 award granted to the graduating music student deemed to have the greatest potential to make an important contribution to the field of music. During his time in Toronto, Ryan served as the assistant organist and choir director at Metropolitan United Church, which boasts the largest pipe organ in Canada. The Metropolitan Choir's latest CD, Look at the World, features Ryan as a pianist, an organist and, for the first time, a composer. Ryan is currently pursuing his second year of studies in the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the Juilliard School in New York City where he studies with Paul Jacobs. Ryan is attending Juilliard on full scholarship as a recipient of the C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellowship. In addition to his studies, Ryan serves as Assistant Organist at Christ Church United Methodist on Park Avenue. Ryan is extremely grateful for the love and support of his family and friends - nothing is ever really achieved alone.

Ryan Jackson is a Canadian organist currently pursuing his second year of studies in the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the Juilliard School in New York City.
RYAN JACKSON is a native of Bracebridge, Ontario, where he began his musical studies early in life at the piano. The winner of the 2005 National Organ Playing Competition sponsored by the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO), Ryan is also the winner of two other Canadian competitions: the Florence and Stanley Osborne National Organ Playing Competition (2004) and the regional Young Organists Competition sponsored by the Toronto Centre of the RCCO (2004). In 2008, Ryan was one of two prizewinners in the Fort Wayne National Organ Playing Competition in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ryan completed his undergraduate studies in the performance program at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music as a student of Dr. Patricia Wright. While at U of T, Ryan was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships including the Arthur Edward Redsell Memorial full-tuition scholarship. Upon graduation, Ryan was honoured as the inaugural recipient of the Tecumseh Sherman Rogers Graduating Award, a $25,000 award granted to the graduating music student deemed to have the greatest potential to make an important contribution to the field of music. During his time in Toronto, Ryan served as the assistant organist and choir director at Metropolitan United Church, which boasts the largest pipe organ in Canada. The Metropolitan Choir's latest CD, Look at the World, features Ryan as a pianist, an organist and, for the first time, a composer. Ryan is currently pursuing his second year of studies in the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the Juilliard School in New York City where he studies with Paul Jacobs. Ryan is attending Juilliard on full scholarship as a recipient of the C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellowship. In addition to his studies, Ryan serves as Assistant Organist at Christ Church United Methodist on Park Avenue.