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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Ryan Devlin is a 27-year-old saxophonist and woodwind instructor living in Boston. Ryan started his musical journey with his father Scott Devlin who was the leader of the Walt Disney World Sax Quartet. Ryan asked his dad to teach him saxophone at age 9 after playing the piano for 3 years. Since then, he’s been practicing, gigging and teaching every day.

Ryan completed a Jazz Performance master’s degree at the prestigious New England Conservatory in Boston under the instruction of saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi in 2023 and is currently on staff at Newton South High School, Newton, Massachusetts.

He’s been a member and featured soloist in ensembles including The Florida All State Jazz Band, The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and The Orlando Jazz Orchestra. Ryan has toured most of the United States and Canada playing at famous jazz clubs like Smalls in New York City, Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, Timucua Arts Foundation in Orlando, The Rex in Toronto and Rudy’s Jazz Room in Nashville. He is also the 2017 winner of the Central Florida Jazz Society Scholarship Competition and was runner-up in the 2017 Bob Washington Jazz Scholarship Competition.

Ryan has taken lessons with world-class musicians Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Alain Bradette, Lucas Pino and Airmen of Note Tedd Baker. He has performed and/or recorded with pianists Davis Whitfield Jr. and Mike Bond, saxophonists Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Steve Kortyka and Dave Pollack, as well as bassist Gene Perla, drummers Adam Nussbaum, Ulysses Owens Jr. and many other notable musicians.

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