David Binney

Saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today.
Praised by critics and colleagues, David was recently referred to by Jazz Times as one of the few “musicians who have created an alternative jazz scene … all playing adventurous and original music.

David was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Southern California.
At the age of 19 he moved to New York City, where he lived for many years.
He now resides in Los Angeles. He produces records and performs all over the world. He also does the mixing and mastering of records.

He is the creator/producer of the band that made David Bowie‘s Blackstar.
Known for his performances and recordings with such prestigious groups as Knower (Louis Cole, Genevieve Artadi), Chrissie Hynde, Gil Evans, Maria Schneider, Jim Hall, Vince Mendoza, Uri Caine, Vinicius Cantuaria, Carlinhos Brown, Norah Jones, Antonio Sanchez, Wayne Krantz, Chris Potter, Nguyen Le, Miles Okazaki, Joe Locke, Edward Simon, Dan Weiss, Alex Sipiagin, Joel Harrison, Bobby Previte, Cecil McBee, and countless others.

Teaching: David has been teaching all over the world for many years. In addition to teaching privately in person and via Zoom, Skype, etc., he teaches in schools around the world. Some of the most prominent include USC, Cal Arts, NYU, New School NYC, Manhattan School of Music, Paris Conservatory, Rotterdam Conservatory, Amsterdam Conservatory, Groningen Conservatory, Siena Jazz, U of Western Michigan, U of Toronto, Humber, U of Montreal, U of Miami, North Texas and many others.