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Alex Hahn
Alumni of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance and 1st Place Winner in the Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition, Alex Hahn is a multi-award winning saxophonist, composer, and educator based in Los Angeles, CA.
About Me
Alex Hahn is a multi-award winning saxophonist and composer based in Los Angeles, California. Still
early
in his career, Hahn has had the opportunity to perform with many renowned artists such as Herbie
Hancock,
Esperanza Spalding, The Grammy Award Winning John Daversa Progressive Big Band, Bob
Mintzer, Peter Erskine, John Beasley, Patrice Rushen, and many others. He also recorded on Michael
Bublé’s
last two Grammy Nominated albums, “Nobody but Me” and “Love.” In addition, Hahn has performed and
taught all over the world including the Panama Jazz Festival, Sitka Jazz Festival, and at International Jazz
Day in Havana, Cuba and St. Petersburg, Russia.
He is a 6-Time Downbeat Magazine Award Winner, 3-Time Next Generation Jazz Festival Outstanding
Soloist, 1st Place Winner in the North American Saxophone Alliance Jazz Saxophone Competition, and
winner of the 2015 Perform with Mintzer International Saxophone Competition. In 2019, Hahn won 1st
Place in the Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition held at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in
Eilat,
Israel.
Hahn is also very active as a studio musician in Los Angeles, CA. He has recorded alto, tenor, and baritone
saxophone on commercials for brands such as Disney, Wayfair, and Devoted Care. He can also be heard
on
movies such as Bad Trip, written and starring comedian Eric Andre, and is a featured soloist on the Eddie
Murphy movie Coming 2 America. Lastly, Hahn is featured on screen on the Emmy Award Winning
Television show Glee.
Hahn completed his second Master of Music degree at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
where he studied with jazz legends Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, and many more. He
also
holds a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern California, where he was a
graduate student and teaching assistant under Bob Mintzer and Jason Goldman. Hahn graduated with a
Bachelor of Music from the University of North Texas in 2014 where he performed/recorded with the 7-
Time Grammy Nominated One O’ Clock Lab Band. He is a featured soloist on the Lab 2014 Album.
Hahn has recorded and released three studio albums featuring his original music. His first release,
Traveling
in 2014, was recorded in Denton, Texas inside his then home. The music focused on creativity, fun grooves,
and soulful melodies. In 2017, Hahn released his second album, Emerging. This project featured three
horns, rhythm section, and an orchestra. The music blended jazz, pop, classical, and cinematic music. New
Flight, his 3rd studio album released in 2019, was a drummer-less ensemble that featured vocalist
Michael
Mayo and saxophonist Bob Mintzer. His fourth studio album Second Wind is set to release in summer of
2021. Hahn’s original music always focuses on strong sing-able melodies and groove.
In addition to his professional performing and recording career, Alex Hahn is an avid educator. He has
given
master classes, clinics, and has had guest artist appearances at The University of North Texas, Cal Tech
University, San Jose State, Saddleback College, as well as a number of high schools and middle schools
across the country. Hahn also has a very strong private lesson studio. He has taught students from all over
the world including Egypt, South Korea, Australia, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, and New Zealand. His
private students have gone on to receive music scholarships at some of the most prestigious schools in the
country including the University of Miami, Berklee College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, University
of Southern California, The University of North Texas, and the James Morrison Academy in Australia to
name a few. He currently serves as the Director of Jazz at the Los Angeles County High School for the
Arts.
Since becoming the director at LACHSA, his students have won countless awards from Downbeat
Magazine, Spotlight, and Young Arts. Three of his students have been selected to participate in the Herbie
Hancock Institute National Peer-Peer All Star Jazz Septet. This group is hand selected by Dr. JB Dyas, Vice
President of Education at the Herbie Hancock Institute, and consists of the top high school musicians from
the various Arts High Schools across the country.
Hahn has also released several educational products. These include three different volumes of
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etudes, Alex Hahn Saxophone Technique Essentials, and the Blues Book. His products have been sold in
over twenty-
five US states and in over twenty countries.
Moreover, Hahn is an endorsed artist of D’Addario Woodwinds and Andreas Eastman Saxophones, and
Key
Leaves.