Ryan Devlin-saxophone
Gene Perla-bass
Leo Genpvese-piano/keyboard
Billy Hart-drums
“Some Shapes to Come” is more than just an album; it’s a testament to the possibilities of musical collaboration and exploration. With its top-tier lineup, bold compositions, and infectious grooves, it captures the spirit of 1970s jazz fusion while carving out its own distinct identity. - jazzdaily.blog
Ryan Devlin is a 28-year-old saxophonist and woodwind instructor from Orlando, FL. Ryan started his musical journey with his father Scott Devlin who was the leader of the Walt Disney World Sax Quartet. Music was always in their home when Ryan was a child as Scott was teaching lessons, practicing for his next gig, or listening to records. Ryan immediately became interested and asked his dad to teach him saxophone at age 9 after having played the piano for 3 years. Since then, Ryan has been practicing, gigging, and teaching every day. Ryan completed a Jazz Performance Master’s degree at The New England Conservatory in Boston under the instruction of saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi in 2023 and currently substitute teaches for Bergonzi at New England Conservatory .Ryan has 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 a majority of the United States & Canada. 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’s Tedd Baker. He has performed and/or recorded with pianists Davis Whitfield Jr. and Mike Bond, saxophonists Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Kortyka, and Dave Pollack, bassist Gene Perla, drummers Adam Nussbaum, Ulysses Owens Jr., John Lumpkin and many other notable musicians.
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