About Jaylon
Jaylon Black is an international-recording violinist, string arranger and educator based in Los, Angeles, CA. With his playing being described as passionate and innovative, Jaylon specializes in providing industry-quality string arrangements, recordings, and orchestrations across mainstream multi-genre works and contemporary music. Shortly after graduating from Berklee College of Music and moving to Los Angeles in 2020, Jaylon began utilizing his “one-man orchestra” recording approach and began producing and collaborating with various music directors, producers, and artists. These arrangements have been heard throughout festivals, live shows, tours, and music videos across the world. He has worked with artists including Kehlani, Lady Gaga, Doja Cat, Jazmine Sullivan, and many more. Outside of the studio and off the stage, Jaylon has held various positions as instrumental instructor and educator for various music programs across Los Angeles such as The Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, including providing private lessons to students of all levels.
Ari Lenox - Travis Greene - Sexy Red - Jojo - Rotimi - Jazmine Sullivan - Masked Singer - Rick Pino - Hunxcho - Rod Wave - Annie Tracy - Amorphous - Usher - Maeta - TA Thomas - Camper - G Eazy - Sinach - Coco Jones - Muni Long - DOE - Snoh Aalegra - Destin Conrad - Lady Gaga - Kehlani - Fivio Foreign - Malcom Todd - Doja Cat
Ari Lenox - Travis Greene - Sexy Red - Jojo - Rotimi - Jazmine Sullivan - Masked Singer - Rick Pino - Hunxcho - Rod Wave - Annie Tracy - Amorphous - Usher - Maeta - TA Thomas - Camper - G Eazy - Sinach - Coco Jones - Muni Long - DOE - Snoh Aalegra - Destin Conrad - Lady Gaga - Kehlani - Fivio Foreign - Malcom Todd - Doja Cat
Lady Gaga - Ari Lenox - Travis Greene - Sexy Red - Jojo - Rotimi - Jazmine Sullivan - Masked Singer - Rick Pino - Hunxcho - Rod Wave - Annie Tracy - Amorphous - Usher - Maeta - TA Thomas - Camper - G Eazy - Sinach - Coco Jones - Muni Long - DOE - Snoh Aalegra - Destin Conrad - Lady Gaga - Kehlani - Fivio Foreign - Malcom Todd - Doja Cat
Lady Gaga - Ari Lenox - Travis Greene - Sexy Red - Jojo - Rotimi - Jazmine Sullivan - Masked Singer - Rick Pino - Hunxcho - Rod Wave - Annie Tracy - Amorphous - Usher - Maeta - TA Thomas - Camper - G Eazy - Sinach - Coco Jones - Muni Long - DOE - Snoh Aalegra - Destin Conrad - Lady Gaga - Kehlani - Fivio Foreign - Malcom Todd - Doja Cat
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Berklee College of Music
Dual Principal Violin and Bass Guitar
Bachelors of Arts, Music Education
Class of 2020
General/Choral/Instrumental Music K-12 Teaching Credential, Massachusetts
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2014-Present
Private Lesson Instructor , Jaylon Black Music, Various Locations
AUGUST 2022- Present
Violin Teaching Artist / Concert String Ensemble Conductor, YOLA (LA Philharmonic), Inglewood, CA
AUGUST 2020- 2022
Music Teacher/ Orchestra Director, Education Through Music, Los Angeles, CA
Hudnall K-6 Elementary School, 2020-2021
Highland K-6 Elementary School 2020-2022
Hip-Hop Orchestra, 2021-present
Frank D. Parent K-8 School, 2021-2022
AUGUST 2020-2023
Violin Instructor, Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA
JAN 2020- JUN 2020
Student Teacher (Credit Fulfillment), Boston Latin School/ McKay Elementary, Boston, MA
AUGUST 2017- 2019
Director, The Michael Jackson Ensemble, Boston, MA
2014-2016
String Director , Northeast Cultural Arts Council-
NECAC, Houston, TX
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SpaceX Polaris mission
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Days of our lives (series)
Borderlands (video game)
We were liars (Series)
Los Angeles Lakers
Sinach
Travis Greene
Kehlani
Rod Wave
Rotimi
G Eazy
DOE
Snoh Aalegra
Fivio Foreign
Maeta
Jazmine Sullivan
Rick Pino
Ari Lenox
Doja Cat
Hunxcho
Amorphous
TA Thomas
Masked Singer
Sexy Red
Usher
Jojo
Annie Tracy
Camper
Lady Gaga
Malcom Todd
Destin Conrad
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Coachella 2025 with Lady Gaga
Patti LaBelle Live at the Hollywood Bowl
iHeartRadio Music Awards- Muni Long
Beverly Hills Cop (Netflix Film)
Coco Jones - Love is War
Kelly Clarkson Show: Coco Jones
Kelly Clarkson Show: Maddie Zahm
Carnegie Hall: Jazz Festival
Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra
Berklee Film Scoring Orchestra
Red Bull Symphonic - Metro Boomin
Clippers vs Mavericks (National Anthem)
SpaceX Polaris Mission Event
Travis Greene: Oil + Water Live
NIKE Commercial feat. Kyrie Irving
Annie Tracy: Platoon Sessions