An active saxophonist and woodwind doubler in Boston for the past decade, David actively performs classical, jazz, rock/pop, and experimental music as a soloist and chamber musician, with his quartet, the Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet, and as an in-demand woodwind doubler for musicals. For bookings, contact me.
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Upcoming Events
October 4, 2025, 7:00pm (Tenor/Soprano Sax/Clarinet) | Worcester Symphony Orchestra
Playing saxophones for Ravel’s Bolero & clarinet for Piazzolla’s Libertango.
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October 17, 2025 (Saxophone, flute, clarinet) | Joint Recital at Powers Music School
Celine Ferro and myself perform a recital together. More info here.
October 23-26, 2025 (Woodwinds) | The Prom Musical in Hingham, MA
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November 12, 2025, 8:00pm | JP Sax Quartet at MIT
A Little Choctaw Music: Chamber Music of Charles Shadle. More info here.
December 18, 2025 - 1:30pm | JPSQ Christmas Concert
We will perform a community concert at Sophia Snow House in West Roxbury, MA.
Previous 2025 Events
August 25, 2025, 7:00pm (Alto Sax) | Joint Recital at MIT Killian Hall
Golden Hour: Music for Saxophones and Piano features Andy Wilds and myself performing a program of solo and duo music with pianist Eileen Huang, with Guest Sean Mix. I will perform Gunther Schuller’s Sonata in honor of his 100th anniversary. Facebook Event.
August 1 & 2, 2025, 8:00pm (Eb Clarinet) | Mahler’s 2nd Symphony on the Cape
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2: Resurrection, with Gloriæ Dei Cantores & Creare Symphonia. More info here.
July 2, 2025 (Tenor Sax) | Patriotic Concert in Orleans, MA
Performing with a saxophone quartet for Arts Empowering Life at the Church of the Transfiguration.
June 21, 2025 (Bari Sax) | JP Sax Quartet Wedding in Milbury, MA
June 19, 2025 (Alto Sax) | Juneteenth in Dedham, MA
Performed In Memory by Quinn Mason and a rendition of Summertime by Gershwin with Joe Joe Borsellino on keys.
June 16, 2025, 6:00pm (Arranger) | Arrangements at Old South Meeting House
At the Old South Meeting House at 6:00pm, the 1825 concert is recreated with a vocal quartet plus string sextet, and five wind players. I contributed three arrangements for the Bunker Hill 250 celebrations.
June 16, 2025, 9:30am-12:45pm (Arranger) | Arrangements for 250th Anniversary of The Battle of Bunker Hill
I contributed three arrangements for the Bunker Hill 250 celebrations, recreating the concert from 1825 to commemorate the building of the Bunker Hill Monument.
June 13-15, 2025 (3 shows) (Woodwinds) | Alice by Heart in Hingham, MA
Performing the Reed book (flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet) for the production of Alice By Heart, presented by Spotlight Music and Theater Academy.
May 30, 2025 (Bari Sax) | JP Sax Quartet for a Wedding
Perform for a Wedding Ceremony in Lakeville, MA
April 4-13, 2025 (Woodwinds) | Shrek the Musical @ The Company Theatre at Norwell
Playing Reed 1 (Piccolo, flute, clarinet, alto sax)
March 15, 2025 (Woodwinds) | Jesus Christ Superstar in Westwood, MA
Performing Reeds (flute, clarinet, tenor sax) at a Gala at Xaverian Brothers High School
March 6-9, 2025 (Flutes) | Cinderella in Newton, MA
Performing Reed 1 (Piccolo, flute, and alto flute) at Temple Beth Avodah.
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Recordings
About Me
Saxophonist and woodwind doubler David Stevens enjoys performing a variety of styles, including jazz, improvisation, contemporary classical, musical theatre, and pop/rock. As a concert saxophonist, David performs as a soloist in alternate venues, with the Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet, and as a chamber and orchestral musician. He has appeared with groups such as International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), ALEA III, Hub New Music, Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, Navy Band East, Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra, and the Masterworks Festival Orchestra. As a contemporary saxophonist, he has collaborated with composers including Gunther Schuller, Pauline Oliveros, Robert Honstein, Stratis Minakakis, and Pamela Madsen. He has performed as a soloist at the Cambridge Science Festival, Jordan Hall, Boston Conservatory, MFA, Boston, and MIT. He performs woodwinds (saxophones, clarinets, flutes, oboe, bassoon) regularly in musicals, including at the American Repertory Theatre and Wheelock Family Theater.
He is currently Applied Instructor of Saxophone at Gordon College, faculty at Powers Music School and All Newton Music School, and frequently presents lecturers on woodwinds, music theory, and extended techniques to audiences young and old. As artist manager and project facilitator, David founded Abstraction Music Group in 2021 to support composers and performers. Originally from California, David holds degrees from Cal State Fullerton (Bachelors, 2013) and the New England Conservatory of Music (Dual Masters, 2016).