Jason McCool comes from a line of people who have been asked, “Is that your real last name?” Originally from Brockton, McCool holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music in jazz trumpet performance and the University of Maryland in historical musicology. Formerly a music professor and arts reviewer in Washington DC, he currently is a doctoral student at BU in historical musicology. He is a company member with the Irish arts organization Solas Nua, and can be found tweeting on all things arts and tweed @coolmcjazz.