Photo by Dani Gros 2023
Lynn is an in-demand Saxophonist, Educator, Composer, Band Leader, and Recording Artist in NYC.
She performs and has performed with a wide array of musical projects that include: Aaron Frazer, Adi Oasis, Antibalas, Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Durand Jones & The Indications, EMEFÉ, Extra Syrup Horns, Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Last Nites, Mike Gordon (Phish), Red Baraat, The String Cheese Incident, Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East, Tyger Tyger, Zapoté, and more.
She has played on stages worldwide at venues and festivals such as: Carnegie Hall, NPR, KEXP, WNYC, the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the Late Show with David Letterman, the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live, CBS This Morning, the GQ Creative Awards, America’s Got Talent, Governor's Ball, the Bluenote, The Ryman, the Newport Jazz Festival, the Newport Folk Festival, Lincoln Center, the Cully Jazz Festival, the Rochester International Jazz Festival, SFJazz, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Central Park Summerstage, Kings Theater, The Greek Theater, and more. She has also been featured in the horn section on numerous albums, recordings, and TV shows for networks such as Fox and NBC.
In addition to performing, she is a saxophone instructor for Mannes Prep at the New School, and is a Teaching Artist for Lincoln Center Education where she has led various workshops both at home and abroad for the past 16+ years. She has facilitated individual and group classes for students of all ages, as well as teachers, administrators, community leaders, and more. She is also the recipient of the Emerging Leader and Outstanding Alumni award from the Niagara Falls Education Foundation, as well as a 2023 inductee to the Niagara Falls Music Hall of Fame.
Lynn was born and raised in Niagara Falls, NY, and is a Conn-Selmer artist.
