Tess Overmyer

Tessie Overmyer is an alto saxophonist and composer from Newcastle, Australia, who relocated to New York City to pursue a Master of Music at the Manhattan School of Music. She built her reputation on the Sydney jazz scene after earning a Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where she studied with Will Vinson, Kevin Hunt, and Jeremy Rose. She has performed alongside artists including Harry Connick Jr., Remy Le Boeuf, Sandy Evans, Mike Nock, and Barney McAll, and leads her own trio, quartet, and quintet built around her original compositions. Overmyer took second place in the 2024 National Jazz Awards and was named SIMA's Sonic Futures artist for 2023, and her debut album Tidelines documents the writing she developed before her move to New York.