Nora Stanley

Nora Stanley is a New York saxophonist and composer whose work sits at the intersection of composed and improvised music, moving between acoustic and electronic textures. She co-leads a duo with keyboardist Benny Bock, whose 2023 album Distance of the Moon on Colorfield Records drew praise from The New York Times, DownBeat, and Fader. Alongside the duo she leads a quartet built around her original compositions and has performed and recorded with Shahzad Ismaily, Dayna Stephens, Beth Orton, and Jerry Gonzalez. She was named a MacDowell fellow in 2023 and received a New Music USA Next Jazz Legacy fellowship in 2025.