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.
Events | Recordings | Bio
Upcoming Events
April 4-13, 2025 | Shrek the Musical @ The Company Theatre at Norwell
Playing Reed 1 (Piccolo, flute, clarinet, alto sax)
May 30, 2025 | JP Sax Quartet for a Wedding
Perform for a Wedding Ceremony in Lakeville, MA
June 21-22, 2025 | Arrangements at 250th Anniversary of The Battle of Bunker Hill
I contributed three arrangements for the commemoration.
Previous Events
March 15, 2025 | Jesus Christ Superstar in Westwood, MA
Performing Reeds (flute, clarinet, tenor sax) at a Gala at Xaverian Brothers High School
March 6-9, 2025 | Cinderella in Newton, MA
Performing Reed 1 (Piccolo, flute, and alto flute) at Temple Beth Avodah.
November 14, 2024 — 6:00pm | Gilded Age Orchestra of Newport
Sean, Andy, and I perform the 1926 version of Rhapsody in Blue at the iconic Rosecliff of the Newport Mansions, RI.
September 28, 2024 | Gig with the Plymouth Philharmonic
Sean, Andy, and I perform Gershwin’s American in Paris with the Plymouth Philharmonic.
August 23, 2024 - 4:00pm | JP Sax Quartet for a Wedding Ceremony
Perform for a Wedding Ceremony in Newport, RI.
August 18, 2024 - 1:00pm | Community Family Fun Day in Hudson, MA
Performing at the Hudson Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s Community Family Fun Day.
August 14, 2024 - 12-1:30pm | Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet @ Hood Park, Charlestown
July 21, 2024 11-2pm | Solo (tenor sax) Wine Tasting Afternoon, Alta Colina Vineyard, Paso Robles, CA.
July 20, 2024, 1-4pm | Solo (tenor sax) Wine Tasting Afternoon, Kiamie Wine Cellars, Paso Robles, CA.
July 10, 2024 - 7:00pm | Community Concert @ Medford Public Library
We reprise our “Around the World” program, featuring Charles Shadle’s Choctaw Animals, as well as works by Romero, Bozza, Pedro Iturralde, and Gavin Whitlock.
July 2, 2024 - 7:30pm | Let Freedom Ring! in Orleans, MA
Performing tenor sax for Arts Empowering Life at the Church of the Transfiguration.
June 12, 2024 - 12-1:30pm | Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet @ Hood Park, Charlestown
Performing tenor sax with my quartet.
May 16-18, 2024 | Clarinet for Chestnut Orchestra
Substitute clarinetist for two performances of the Chestnut Orchestra at All Newton Music School.
May 17, 2024 - 5:30pm | Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet Wedding Gig
We will perform cocktail hour music for a wedding in Boston, MA
April 27, 2024 - 4:30pm | Jazz duet at All Newton Music School
Woodwinds and Brass Showcase, performing some jazz standards with Grant Randall, trombone.
April 20, 2024 - 7:30pm | Gypsy Musical in Hingham
Subbed for one show on piccolo, flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone.
March 31, 2024 | Saxophonist at Easter Service, Fenway
Played alto and bari sax, and contributed wind arrangements, for Church of the Cross’s Easter Service.
January 20, 2024 - 7:00pm | Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet in South Lancaster, MA
We will perform a program of exciting classical and contemporary works for saxophone quartet at the College Church Free Concert Series in Lancaster, MA. More info here.
January 5, 2024 | JP Sax Quartet (bari sax)
Waltham Council on Aging, Waltham, MA.
December 9, 2023| JP Sax Quartet (bari sax)
Holiday Party, Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA.
September 21, 2023 | JP Sax Quartet (bari sax)
Boat Wedding Ceremony, Portland, ME.
September 8, 2023 | Jazz Combo (tenor sax, flute)
Powers Music School Faculty Recital
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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).