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

Band regularly performs with pianist George Burton, drummer Rodney Green, and vocalist Tyreek McDole. He has shared the stage with artists such as Christian McBride, Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band, and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Band has appeared at prominent international festivals including the Newport Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and Jazz at Marciac.

Band is featured on Burton’s album White Noise (2024) and McDole’s Open Up Your Senses (2025). 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 worked with with and 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