Born and raised in Toluca, Mexico, Héctor H. Jardón started his musical training at the age of 6 and continued to study violin for six years. At age 14, he started playing saxophone and entered the Conservatory of Music of the State of Mexico where he earned an Associate’s degree in Jazz Studies. In 2012, he moved to Lakewood, Colorado to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Saxophone Performance at Colorado Christian University. During his time there, he discovered that one of his great passions in music was conducting. He studied conducting for two years under the tutelage of well-known music professor and educator, Mark Dorn. He was also the three time recipient of the Sarah Metzner-Boal Award for Outstanding Student in Music (14’, 15’, 16’), recipient of the Outstanding Performer in Music Award (15’) and the Outstanding Senior in the School of Music Award for the class of 16’.

Héctor graduated with a Master’s in Wind Conducting at Lamont School of Music in 2020. He now serves as Fine Arts Director at Front Range Christian School and as Associate Conductor for the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, under the tutelege of Maestro Lawrence Golan.