Jacob Feldman

Jacob Feldman (he/him) is a performer, educator, and chamber musician based in Austin, Texas. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Saxophone Literature and Pedagogy at The University of Texas at Austin with Dr. Stephen Page, where he serves as an Academic Assistant. As he works toward his degree, he teaches private saxophone and music theory lessons in the Austin area.

As a soloist, Jacob was recently named the winner of The University of Texas at Austin Concerto Competition and will perform his arrangement of Nigel Westlake’s Spirit of the Wild with the UT Symphony Orchestra. He was awarded the Gold Medal at the Young Texas Artists Music Competition, received Honorable Mention at the Texas MTNA Young Artists Solo Competition, and was a Semifinalist in the NASA Biennial Conference Solo Competition. Jacob regularly performs with the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, with whom he recently traveled to New York City to play at Carnegie Hall. During their 2024 season, he was a featured concerto soloist for the consortium premiere of Viet Cuong’s Second Nature.

Jacob is the alto saxophonist of his saxophone quartet, Zed, who recently won First Prize at both the Plowman Chamber Music Competition and MTNA Chamber Music Competitions, a silver medal at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, Second Prize at the NOLA Chamber Fest Competition, and First Prize at the American Virtuoso International Music Competition, and finalists in the Coltman Chamber Music Competition. Zed has given featured performances at the Chamber Music America Conference, the International Saxophone Symposium, the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, and the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference. Active as both performers and educators, they have given masterclasses and recitals at Louisiana State University, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas A&M International University.

He earned his Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education and Saxophone Performance from Michigan State University, where he studied with Professor Joseph Lulloff.