Saxophonist Houston Patton is a jazz musician born and raised in Metro Detroit. Following his father's footsteps, Houston began playing the saxophone at a very young age. Houston has explored many genres ranging from gospel to hard bop under the mentorship and tutelage of saxophonists such as Harry Patton, Daryl Beebe, Jordan Vanhemert, Wendell Harrison, and Andrew Bishop. Patton started his professional career at the age of 20, performing with Kevin Jones & Tenth World, at Grand Rapids jazz club, GRNoir. This led to many more opportunities as a sideman and bandleader in the Grand Rapids and Detroit music scenes. To this day, Patton continues to perform with Kevin Jones & Tenth World and a host of Detroit and West Michigan Groups. In 2023, Houston spent four months in New York as a student in the “New York Arts Program.” During this time, he interned as an assistant to Brandon Ross and as an archiver and stage manager at Roulette Intermedium. This time also allowed him to explore the jazz scene by playing at countless jam sessions, which led to gigs with notable musicians such as drummer Winard Harper and pianist JC Hopkins. Houston leads ensembles of varying sizes, playing at venues such as Cliff Bell’s, Blue Llama, and GRNoir. He has also performed sets at The Muskegon Shoreline Jazz Festival, the Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, Preservation Hall, Mahogany Jazz Hall, Minton’s Playhouse, and a host of other notable venues. In April 2024, Patton released his first album as a band leader, entitled “Here We Are” featuring a quintet of young Detroit jazz musicians named “Quintessential”. Patton officially formed this group after a series of successful gigs with these specific musicians. After a very special night at Detroit's Cliff's Bells, Quintessential received a standing ovation. There was a clear desire for the group to record their sound, so in January 0f 2024, Quintessential decided to have their original compositions recorded by Benjamin Green. Along with Houston on saxophone, the album features Jauron Perry on trumpet, Dylan Sherman on bass, William Hill III on Rhodes, and Samuel Melkonian on drums. In December of 2024, Houston received a BFA in Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation from the University of Michigan. In November of 2025, Patton co-composed and recorded music for Shinola of Detroit, in their holiday season ad.…Saxophonist Houston Patton is a jazz musician born and raised in Metro Detroit. Following his father's footsteps, Houston began playing the saxophone at a very young age. Houston has explored many genres ranging from gospel to hard bop under the mentorship and tutelage of saxophonists such as Harry Patton, Daryl Beebe, Jordan Vanhemert, Wendell Harrison, and Andrew Bishop. Patton started his professional career at the age of 20, performing with Kevin Jones & Tenth World, at Grand Rapids jazz club, GRNoir. This led to many more opportunities as a sideman and bandleader in the Grand Rapids and Detroit music scenes. To this day, Patton continues to perform with Kevin Jones & Tenth World and a host of Detroit and West Michigan Groups. In 2023, Houston spent four months in New York as a student in the “New York Arts Program.” During this time, he interned as an assistant to Brandon Ross and as an archiver and stage manager at Roulette Intermedium. This time also allowed him to explore the jazz scene by playing at countless jam sessions, which led to gigs with notable musicians such as drummer Winard Harper and pianist JC Hopkins. Houston leads ensembles of varying sizes, playing at venues such as Cliff Bell’s, Blue Llama, and GRNoir. He has also performed sets at The Muskegon Shoreline Jazz Festival, the Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, Preservation Hall, Mahogany Jazz Hall, Minton’s Playhouse, and a host of other notable venues. In April 2024, Patton released his first album as a band leader, entitled “Here We Are” featuring a quintet of young Detroit jazz musicians named “Quintessential”. Patton officially formed this group after a series of successful gigs with these specific musicians. After a very special night at Detroit's Cliff's Bells, Quintessential received a standing ovation. There was a clear desire for the group to record their sound, so in January 0f 2024, Quintessential decided to have their original compositions recorded by Benjamin Green. Along with Houston on saxophone, the album features Jauron Perry on trumpet, Dylan Sherman on bass, William Hill III on Rhodes, and Samuel Melkonian on drums. In December of 2024, Houston received a BFA in Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation from the University of Michigan. In November of 2025, Patton co-composed and recorded music for Shinola of Detroit, in their holiday season ad.WWWW…