Jackson A. Waters is an award-winning concert and multimedia composer, recognized as the next "Rising Star” by VoyageLA Magazine and described as a “tour de force” by composer Daniel Ott. With the aim of bringing forth previously unrepresented stories and highlighting racial injustices, Jackson, himself a biracial composer, completed his debut orchestral work—a programmatic piece about the Tulsa Race Massacre titled “Defending Greenwood.” Jackson's compositional style has garnered recognition and performances from prestigious institutions such as The Colburn School, NYU Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, and the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra. During his residency in Prague, Jackson collaborated with incredible artists including the S.V.A Trio and composer Beata Hlavenkova, and earned the opportunity to record in beautiful venues such as the 13th-century St. Nicholas Church for his debut album. Experimenting with innovative approaches to push the boundaries of concert music, Jackson incorporates audio sampling into his compositions and actively engages the audience in live performances through their cell phones.While living in New York, Jackson earned positions as one of the trumpet players in the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra and the assistant conductor of the NYU Broadway Orchestra, conducting works from Street Scene, Sweeney Todd, and Jesus Christ SuperStar. Jackson has collaborated with professional musicians such as cellist Jacques Wood, and ensembles like the Rhythm Method. Waters recently graduated at New York University studying Music Theory & Composition, supported by the Steinhardt Scholarship, working under Julia Wolfe and Shelley Washington.