Woodwinds Artists
Classical soloists. Jazz improvisers. Some of the world’s finest woodwind players trust D’Addario for the reeds, mouthpieces, and accessories that help them perform at their best. Explore their profiles to learn how they shape the sound of woodwind music.
Camille Thurman
Camille Thurman is a ground-breaking saxophonist and vocalist. From 2018-2020, she became the first woman in 30 years to tour, record, and perform full time with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Kimberly Cole Luevano
Professor of Clarinet at The University of North Texas. An acclaimed soloist, chamber performer, and educator, Luevano is a multi-faceted and skillful artist and tours with her trios Haven and TrioPolis.
Stephen Page
Professor of Saxophone at the University of Texas at Austin. Stephen Page is a renowned performer and has won prizes in multiple international and national saxophone competitions. He is well known for his saxophone repertoire performances and his innovative arrangements of various violin pieces.
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Clarinet Artists
Mark Nuccio
Mark Nuccio Spent 17 years as a member of the New York Philharmonic and is currently the Principal Clarinetist of the Houston Symphony. He currently is a professor at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.
Doreen Ketchens
In 2022, Doreen was honored with a Doctorate in music from Five Towns College in Long Island, New York.
Ixi Chen
Professor at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. In 2006, she founded the chamber ensemble concert: nova, whose fusion of traditional and contemporary elements seeks to cultivate a new audience for art music.
Jazz Saxophone Artists
María Grand
María speaks five languages and tries to speak to the audience in their native language everywhere she plays.
Bob Reynolds
An American jazz tenor saxophonist and Grammy Award-winning member of the band Snarky Puppy, educator and co-founder of an annual retreat for saxophonists. Widely known for his work with John Mayer.
Tivon Pennicott
Tivon has contributed to three Grammy Award Winning albums with Jazz Legends Esperanza Spalding and Gregory Porter.
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Concert Saxophone Artists
Otis Murphy
Professor of Saxophone and Chair of Woodwinds at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He performed Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet with Pacifica Quartet on their album, Contemporary Voices, winning the GRAMMY Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance.
Robert Young
Robert Young performed as a soloist with the Berkeley Symphony in 2024 alongside his older brother, Joseph Young, on the podium. This performance marked their first professional collaboration!
Diane Hunger
Diane Hunger frequently performs as soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe and the United States, holds the tenor chair in the critically acclaimed Mana Quartet and Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra, is founder and panelist of Detmold Saxophone Talk, and teaches saxophone at Hochschule für Musik Detmold (GER) and the International Saxophone Academy.
Smooth Artists
Kenny G
With a Grammy Award to his name and 17 total nominations, Kenny G has been a staple of the saxophone world for decades. He has sold over 75 million records world wide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
Dave Koz
Dave received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe Biden in 2023. He has 9 Grammy nominations to his name, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair is a 2 time Grammy nominated artist and has performed with some of the biggest names in the music world. In 2018, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers won 8 Independent Blues Awards, including Artist of the Year.
What Artists are Saying
Sam Dillon
"I've been a D'Addario reed player my entire career....the response, power and flexibility in the sound has always suited my concept the best."
Camila Nebbia
"D'Addario reeds are a great tool for pushing my sound to unexpected places. I'm constantly taking risks in my sound and music, with the assurance that these reeds consistently deliver the highest quality."
Alfredo Colon
"D'Addario reeds have been central to my setup since I started playing the saxophone. No other reed has been able to consistently provide the ideal sound, response and sonic flexibility that theirs has."