Owen Broder

Owen Broder is a member of the GRAMMY® nominated Anat Cohen Tentet and has performed with internationally respected artists such as Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project, Miho Hazama, the Ulysses Owens, Jr. Big Band, and YouTube sensation Postmodern Jukebox. He earned the title 2018 Debut Artist of the Year from NPR’s Francis Davis and was included on DownBeat Magazine’s Critics Poll as a Rising Star Alto Saxophonist in 2023 and 2024. His six albums as a band leader have received national recognition. An award-winning composer and arranger, Broder has received commissioned projects from the U.S. Air Force Band in Europe, the Airmen of Note, two off-Broadway shows, the Winchester Symphonic Winds, and the internationally acclaimed woodwind quintet WindSync. Before relocating to Washington, D.C., in 2026, Broder served as the Director of Jazz at Reed College, and taught core jazz courses at Portland State University and saxophone lessons at Pacific University. He continues to serve on the Board of Directors for the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble.