Meet the Instigators

Brad Hubbard is a Composer who plays Baritone Saxophone,Flute, and Bass Clarinet. Brad has performed throughout the world in many diverse settings. In May of 2024 he performed the world premiere of his “Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Concert Band.” He is also a long time member of The David Sanford Big Band, an innovative 20 piece big band that recently released the recording “A Prayer for Lester Bowie”that is garnering rave reviews, and Neil Alexander’s XEnsemble. He commissioned and premiered Benjamin Boone’s "Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra" aswell as pieces from Sherwood Shaffer, Monica Ashton, MarkTaylor and Michael Bellar. He is also involved as a composer and performer with Composers Concordance in New York City. As a sideman Brad has appeared with a broad range of artist including Corey Glover of Living Colour, Nancy Wilson, Pinetop Perkins, Joe Lovano, Lew Tabackin, Lenny Pickett, Boots Randolph, Roy Clark, The Temptations, TheFour Tops, The Monica Ashton Jazz Band and various local groups in the Hudson Valley. Brad was a member of the New Century Saxophone Quartet from 1988-2004. During his tenure with the quartet, the ensemble was the first of its kind to win the prestigious Concert Artist Guild competition in New York City in 1992. The quartet toured throughout the United States and the World performing in major concert venues including Carnegie Hall, Chicago’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Atlanta’s Spivey Concert Hall, Boston’s Symphony Hall and Isabella StewartGardner Museum, New York’s Merkin Concert Hall and the Kosciuszko Foundation Townhouse, Washington, D.C’s Strathmore Hall, Alaska’s Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival, the Villla Schönberg in Zurich, Switzerland, the Conservatoire de Musique in Esch Luxembourg, the Macau International Music Festival and the Academy for the Performing Arts in Hong Kong, China. New Century was also the first saxophone quartet to perform at La Huaca del Complejo Atlapa in Panama City, Panama. NCSQ has also appeared in unique concert settings including two command performances for President Clinton in the White House to a concerto performance with the United States Navy Band. Brad appears on the first 6 New Century recordings on the Channel Classics label. Brad is currently the Woodwind Instructor at The Beacon Music Factory in Beacon NY, where he lives with his family.