Kevin Sun's influences range from the classics to video games.
Modern jazz saxophonist, composer, and label founder Kevin Sun has brings virtuosic playing and composition to life with a reed he can rely on—no matter where in the world he’s playing.
Kevin’s Reed:
Kevin’s Reed: VENN Tenor Saxophone 3.0
“They're really consistent and reliable—especially when you're traveling or playing in places where the weather changes a lot. I think it's really important to have something you can rely on.”
“You can just dive in and start playing the reed immediately. If you play a lot of noisy stuff or things where you have to attack the reed pretty hard, force it to do a lot of harmonics, or vibrate intensely, you can really push these reeds."
In Conversation with Kevin Sun
Merging Jazz History and Game Design into a Personal Sound
About Kevin Sun
Kevin Sun is a Chinese-American saxophonist and composer based in New York. His playing has been described by DownBeat as intense, harmonically virtuosic, and compositionally complex, and he has released seven albums as a leader. These include the 2024 double album Quartets and the 2021 tribute <3 Bird, both of which appeared on a number of year-end best-of lists. Alongside his own work, Kevin records with the ensembles Mute, Earprint, and Great On Paper, and has performed with Adam O'Farrill, Dan Weiss, and the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble. He plays regularly at New York venues like Smalls, The Jazz Gallery, and Joe's Pub, and previously served as Artistic Director of the Blue Note China Jazz Orchestra. Kevin is a graduate of Harvard and New England Conservatory, where he studied with Miguel Zenón, and he runs the Brooklyn label Endectomorph Music. He’s been playing on D’Addario reeds since 2024.
