Hosted by Noah Preminger, this episode of the Jazz Language podcast features a conversation with saxophonist Ryan Devlin.

Devlin grew up in Orlando, where his father spent more than 30 years playing saxophone at Walt Disney World. He came to jazz through funk, chasing Maceo Parker and the Brecker Brothers before finding Steve Grossman, and went on to study with Jerry Bergonzi at New England Conservatory. Now executive director of the online education platform Jazz Lesson Videos, he has built his performing career largely through social media, which has led to gigs across the world, including an upcoming nine-country European tour with drummer Dave Weckl and a recording with Weckl titled The Summit.

In this episode, Noah and Ryan discuss growing up backstage at the Magic Kingdom, how a funk obsession turned into a deep dive on Grossman and Brecker, getting ridiculed on the Orlando scene and finding his voice anyway, Bergonzi's advice to play the way you want to play, landing major gigs through Instagram and YouTube, the business of online jazz education, a shared obsession with golf, and a rapid fire round covering everything from Elvin Jones to Tiger Woods.

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Noah Preminger - Host

Ryan Devlin - Special Guest

Coyle Girelli - Executive Producer

Andrew Horowitz - Executive Producer

Chris Leon - Executive Producer

Erica Ramon - Producer

Eric Elterman - Producer

Livia Blanc - Director

Matt Heymann - Director of Photography

Michael Bartolomeo - Video Editor

Jacob Derwin - Audio Engineer

Eric Elterman - Mixing Engineer

Linds Cadwell - Assistant Engineer, DIT

Lauren Cohen - Production Assistant

Jazz Language Episode Eight is brought to you by Chill Tone Records and recorded at Audio Technica House in SoHo NY

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Theme song composed by Noah Preminger

Played by:

Noah Preminger - Saxophone

Christian Li - Piano

Martin Nevin - Bass

Roberto Giaquinto - Drums and Percussion