Meet the future of the baritone saxophone! These young musicians are not just keeping the traditions alive, but expanding and enriching a long heritage of low noted musicality.
Andrew Hadro
Curator of JazzBariSax.com May 28th, 1985 | Andrew Hadro [Hey-dro] Andrew Hadro is a professional musician, composer, and bandleader in Brooklyn, New York. Hadro’s primary instrument is baritone saxophone, though he also performs on bass clarinet, Bb clarinet, and flute, and is one of the only working musicians in New York City to play the...
Alex Harding
Bio From Alex's website: Alex Harding was born on April 5, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of six, Alex knew what he wanted to do in his lifetime: to be a musician. He started to pursue his dream. Alex started on the tenor sax as a child, but as time went by he...
Lauren Sevian
photo by Barry Black Grammy award winning saxophonist Lauren Sevian has been performing professionally since the age of 12, first on the piano, then on the saxophone. At the age of 16 she won the Count Basie Invitational soloing competition, which led to a feature performance with the Basie Band. By the age of...
Jeff Suzda
Originally from Chicago, Jeff Suzda worked as one of the most in-demand young baritone saxophonists on the Midwest jazz scene and is now having the same success after moving to Washington, DC. Jeff, who recently performed in the Kennedy Center with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, has just been selected as an Emerging-Artist-in-residence at one...
Charles Evans
Charles Evans is an American baritone saxophonist based in New York, who specializes in chromatic improvisation/composition and traditional jazz. Evans has been a member of the New York City creative music community since 2002, when he moved to the city after graduation from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He then went on to...
Frank Basile
Since moving to New York in 2001, Frank Basile has been fortunate to establish himself as one of today's most in-demand baritone saxophonists. Dubbed a "prized sideman" by The New Yorker, Basile has been called upon to perform with, record with, and tour the world with many of jazz's finest musicians and ensembles. Among this...
Jason Marshall
Jason Marshall's 2003 arrival in New York City signified the continuation of hard swinging, forward thinking baritone saxophone playing. With early encouragement to appreciate all types of music, Jason has developed a style that encompasses with whole of African-American music. A special interest is given to the amalgamation of soul, R and B, and funk...
Jason Sharp
Bio from Jason's Website: Jason Sharp is a Montreal based baritone saxophonist / composer who’s sound is a combination of his interests in jazz, contemporary classical, electronic, rock, free form improvisation, and Arabic classical music. Threading these diverse influences together, Jason has developed a uniquely vibrant sound in the groups he contributes to.Leading the 7-piece...
Jonah Parzen-Johnson
Born May 26, 1988 Jonah Parzen-Johnson is a baritone saxophonist living in Brooklyn, NY. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Jonah was surrounded and inspired by the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and South Side Jazz community. He moved to New York in 2006. Jonah completed his Bachelor's in music performance...
Adam Schroeder
Los Angeles based Baritone Saxophonist Adam Schroeder is rapidly becoming a major force throughout the global jazz scene. Schroeder is known equally for his studious leadership as well as his musicality in Anthony Wilson's Nonet (Los Angeles), Bennie Wallace's Nonet (New York), the Clark Terry Big Band (New York), & the Adam Schroeder Quartet/Quintet. Born...
Paul Nedzela
Paul Nedzela has become one of the top baritone sax players around. He has played with many renowned artists and ensembles, including (in alphabetical order) Wes Anderson, George Benson, The Birdland Big Band, Bill Charlap, Chick Corea, Paquito D'Rivera, Michael Feinstein, Benny Golson, Wycliffe Gordon, Roy Haynes, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis,...
Brian Landrus
Brian Landrus is a low woodwind player and composer based in Brooklyn NY. He grew up in Reno NV and was born September 14th, 1978. He began playing saxophone at 12 and was performing professionally by 15. He has become one of the strongest original voices in the music world on baritone saxophone, bass clarinet,...
Tim Sullivan
Tim "Sully" Sullivan began his studies in music growing up on the upper west side of Wisconsin. At Eau Claire Memorial High School, he began gaining recognition for playing multiple woodwind instruments, including what has become his primary focus, the baritone saxophone. By his senior year, he had played in the Wisconsin All-State Honors Jazz...
B.J. Jansen
B.J. Jansen, born January 3rd 1981 in Cincinnati (now residing in New York City), has established himself as a charismatic and dynamic performer, composer, bandleader and educator on and off the stage. B.J.’s journey in music began at age 10 when his father bought him an Alto Saxophone and gave him recordings of Gerry Mulligan...
Shirantha Beddage
Baritone saxophonist Shirantha Beddage (pronounced Shurr-ANN-tha BED-da-gay) is a nationally recognized performer, composer and educator. He has performed extensively across the United States and Canada with his quartet, and he currently performs and records with numerous Toronto musicians such as Nancy Walker, Alex Dean and Bruce Cassidy. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree...
Tony Lustig
Tony Lustig is a dynamic saxophonist hailing from Detroit, Michigan – arguably the most soulful city in the world. As a young child, Tony was introduced to the world of music through the violin. Every week he would travel to his teacher’s home eager to learn; he was completely captivated by the sounds. His teacher’s name was Rona Hall,...
Tim Stocker
Since arriving in NYC in 2010, Australian native Tim Stocker has proven himself as a versatile and in demand Baritone Saxophonist. Throughout High School at The Scot’s School in Albury, NSW and University studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Tim was equally employed on Tenor and Baritone Saxophones. It wasn't until after completion of his degree...
Lo “LUCY” Wood
Born and raised in Chicago, LUCY (born Lauren 'Lo' Wood) picked up the saxophone at the age of 13 and hasn't put it down since. During her youth, she attended the prestigious Merit School of Music and was given the opportunity to perform at places such as Wayne and Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase, Hackney's, Millenium...
Billy Carrión Jr
Yanagisawa saxophone artist Billy Carrión Jr. never attended a music prep course, music camps, or a major musical school; instead it was passion, and hard work that has driven Billy's young 15 year career. Although baritone saxophone is his main voice, Billy can be seen performing on as many as 13 instruments, and even with...
Andrew Gutauskas
New York based baritone saxophonist, Andrew Gutauskas is emerging as one of the rising forces on the scene. Raised in a musically inclined family, Andrew received his Bachelor of Music from William Paterson University where he studied with Gary Smulyan and James Williams. He then furthered his education by attending the Artist Diploma program at...
Carl Maraghi
Baritone saxophonist Carl Maraghi moved to New York City from his native Montreal, Canada. He received his Artist Diploma from the prestigious Juilliard School where he studied and performed with many great jazz artists such as Joe Temperley, Victor Goines, Joe Lovano, Benny Golson, Wycliffe Gordon and Wynton Marsalis. In New York City, he played...
Eden Bareket
Although a relative newcomer to New York's scene, the Argentina-born Israeli baritone saxophonist Eden Bareket quickly gained notice and esteem as an in-demand Sideman. Indeed Bareket's collaborative projects show an eclectic streak, as is horn playing ranges from modern classic Eyal Vilner Big-Band, to the adventurous Ari Hoenig Nonet, to even the Ethiopian jazz inspired...
Kira Linn
Kira Linn was born in 1993 and has been playing baritone saxophone since 2008. During her school days she was able to gain a lot of big band experience at concerts, competitions and tours. After graduating from school, Kira studied jazz saxophone and pedagogy at the University of Music Nuremberg with Klaus Graf, Steffen Schorn...
Courtney Wright
Courtney Wright is a promising young composer and baritone saxophonist based in New York City, where she leads her own jazz orchestra and quintet that perform her original compositions and arrangements. Courtney is a native of Woodbridge, VA, and grew up outside the vibrant jazz scene of Washington, D.C. Courtney’s music has been performed and...