Dylan Band is a saxophonist, bandleader, and educator celebrated for his performance and collaboration with prominent artists in the genre.

He has performed with Harry Connick Jr., the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band, and Christian McBride. He has appeared at leading international festivals such as the Newport Jazz Festival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and Jazz at Marciac, and at renowned venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Village Vanguard, and SFJAZZ.

Band is featured on Burton’s album White Noise (2024), McDole’s Open Up Your Senses (2025), and pianist Joe Block’s “There is Always Hope” (2026). He also leads the Dylan Band Quartet, which performs regularly in New York City and Philadelphia.

In addition to the Quartet, Band co-leads the Philadelphia Ambassador Big Band, which has commissioned arrangements for Jaleel Shaw, Seamus Blake, and Kurt Rosenwinkel.

In 2020, Band placed second in the Vandoren Emerging Artists Competition

Band has a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance (BM ‘20) and a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies (MM ‘22) both from Temple University.