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Jeff Ryan is a pop contemporary saxophonist.

Early Life
Ryan was born Oakland, California and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. As a child, Jeff was inspired by his father Gregory, Taboloff who is a classical concert pianist and composer. At the age of 10, he picked up saxophone after being introduced to jazz artists such as Grover Washington Jr., Michael Brecker, Richard Elliot and Dave Koz.

Career
Jeff has held consistent radio successes with 5 Billboard #1s, the 2020 Billboard Artist of the Year and Song of the Year in 2021 with his track “Sentimental Soul.” In 2018, his first year on the scene, his performance at the Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival earned him the JazzTrax Breakout Artist of 2018 and he also earned the Smooth Jazz Network Debut Artist of 2018.