Jason Crigler

Jason Crigler has played music professionally for eleven years. He has worked with Marshall Crenshaw, John Cale , Linda Thompson, Erin Mckeown, Teddy Thompson, Ollabelle and many others. Jason has performed with Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright and Suzanne Vega. Jason has composed music for the feature-length documentary Ashtanga, NY and the film short, Grand Street. He has also composed the music for numerous Internet ad campaigns, including many for General Electric (GE).

In August of 2004, Jason Crigler suffered an AVM brain hemorrhage while performing at a concert in Manhattan. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors told Jason’s family “even if he lives through the night, there won’t be much left of the man you know.”

Jason’s pregnant wife and the rest of his family refused to accept the dire prognosis. Convinced that Jason was “in there,” his family mounted an intensive and intimate course of rehabilitation that would force Jason’s doctors to reconsider the factors that inspire recovery.

Jason and his sister Marjorie have developed a powerful multimedia presentation that explains how and why Jason recovered. Using intimate footage of Jason’s rehabilitation taken by hospital staff and drawing on their unique, personal experience they show how intense family involvement makes the difference in a positive recovery.

The documentary Life.Support.Music., about Jason’s recovery, will air on PBS nationwide July 7. Produced and directed by Eric Daniel Metgar, Life.Support.Music. has won numerous awards at film festivals around the world.