Educators, bandleaders, and touring artists who trust us and our instruments — either for themselves or their students — and work with us to feed the love and practice of music.
Saxophone A Cleveland saxophonist, composer, and founder of Cleveland Time Records, Matthew leads the fusion ensemble The Soul Electric — ranked among All About Jazz readers' favorite living horn players. Kent State-trained under Greg Banaszak, he brings funk, soul, and groove to every bandstand.
Saxophone Cleveland Institute of Music faculty, a Grammy voter, and a rare artist equally at home in classical and jazz, Greg crosses worlds most players never touch. His tone carries the discipline of both.
Saxophone Faculty for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s education department and a Berklee summer-program veteran, Lance has spent years bringing tenor saxophone to New York’s young players. Outreach is in his DNA.
Trumpet Forty years of high-profile sideman work — Lionel Hampton, Aretha Franklin and beyond — have made Vinnie a trumpet player other players trust. A veteran’s ear, still sharp.
Saxophone The longtime saxophonist of the Saturday Night Live house band, Alex has decades of A-list pop, rock and jazz credits to his name. Few players have been seen and heard by more people.
Saxophone A Berklee legend whose students include Joshua Redman and Branford Marsalis, George is one of the most respected saxophone teachers alive. Decades of bandstands stand behind every lesson.
Saxophone A member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with a long history of mentoring young players, Sherman plays alto saxophone and clarinet with a warmth that is easy to learn from.
Trombone A trombonist active with the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, Juanga helps deliver free music education across New York City public schools — a direct line into the classrooms that matter most.
Woodwinds One of the most versatile woodwind doublers working — saxes, flute, clarinet, oboe, English horn — Bob has anchored national commercial sessions for Coca-Cola, Macy’s and AT&T. If it has a reed, he plays it.
Woodwinds Son of the jazz legend Jackie McLean, Rene carries an international legacy across decades of performance and lecture stages worldwide. The name is history; the playing is all his own.
Saxophone A James Madison University Distinguished Teacher, David pairs a top academic pedigree with a generous, active presence online. He is as comfortable breaking down a solo on Instagram as in a master class.
Saxophone The Rolling Stones’ touring saxophonist, Tim has carried his horn across the biggest stadiums on earth. That mainstream reach sits on top of a deep, lifelong jazz foundation.
Saxophone Director of operations at Litchfield Jazz Camp and a fixture on the New Jersey scene, Albert keeps one foot in performance and one in youth education — a natural connector for schools and camps.
Saxophone A saxophonist built for the modern stage, Saxl has turned a multi-platform following into one of the most visible voices in the horn world. Equal parts performer and showman, he meets young players where they already are — online and onstage.
Saxophone Chair of jazz studies at NYU and a YouTube educator with a following past a million, David has spent his career making the language of jazz click for players at every level — a rare reach that spans the bandstand and the classroom alike.
Woodwinds A graduate adjunct instructor of woodwinds at NYU, where she is finishing a master’s in multiple woodwinds, Stephanie also sits on the faculty at Jazz at Lincoln Center Academy. Eastman-trained, she has played with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the DIVA Jazz Orchestra and Red Baraat, plus Broadway pit work.
Saxophone Director of jazz at Newark Academy and a mainstay at Jazz House Kids, Julius has built one of the strongest young-player pipelines in the state. His students show up ready to play.
Saxophone Eighteen years in the classroom at Bayonne and Harrison high schools, paired with serious touring credits, make David a true teacher-performer. He knows exactly what a working horn has to survive in a New Jersey band room.
Saxophone A tenor player with daily national television exposure through the HARRY show, Jerry has logged a lifetime of hard-swinging gigs from organ trios to big bands. He plays like the road taught him.
Trumpet A Jazz at Lincoln Center trumpeter with film and music-video credits from Madonna to Robert Altman’s Kansas City, James moves easily between the concert hall and the screen.
