Steven Salcedo

Steven Salcedo is a New York City saxophonist, composer, and educator known for leading Salcedo's Latin Soul, a band that fuses salsa, bomba, and timba with funk, rock, and hip hop while drawing on influences ranging from the Fania All-Stars, Irakere, and Cortijo y su Combo to James Brown, Santana, and WAR. A Westchester native, he became active on the New York scene in 2011 and also performs with the Brooklyn Sugar Company. Beyond jazz he has shared the stage or recorded with a wide range of pop artists including Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton, David Byrne, and Brandi Carlile, and has appeared on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show. In 2024 he was named an Armstrong Now Artist-in-Residence at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens. He plays tenor, alto, and baritone saxophone and serves on the faculty of Purchase College Conservatory and the Lagond Music School.