Kasey Knudsen Quintet

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Kasey Knudsen Quintet

About the Artist:

Kasey Knudsen, a San Francisco-based saxophonist, composer, and educator, holds a BA in Jazz Composition from Berklee College of Music. Hailed as “one of the region’s most esteemed saxophonists” (SF Classical Voice, 2018) and “an essential voice in the Bay Area jazz scene” (East Bay Express, 2014), she was named among “10 Female Instrumentalists Who Redefine Jazz” (Paste Magazine, 2016) and voted “One of the Best Female Jazz Musicians in the East Bay” (CBS SF, 2013). Knudsen has received commissions from the San Jose Jazz ‘New Works Festival’, Intersection For the Arts, and the California Jazz Conservatory’s Emerging Artist Series. She also earned InterMusic SF’s Small Chamber Music Grant (2020) and showcased her compositions at the De Young Museum. Leading and co-leading various projects, including the Schimscheimer Family Trio, The Kasey Knudsen Quintet and Sextet, the Holly Martins, the Klaxon Mutant Allstars, and many more, Knudsen frequently collaborates with many of the Bay Area’s most prominent musicians.