Darian Asplund

 Raised in the northwest, Saxophonist Darian Asplund is emerging into the music scene, contributing fresh sounds and exciting ideas.  Moments of warmth, intensity, suspense and passion.

 Featured on numerous shows and recordings, most notably on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' “Downtown”, audiences are drawn into the warm, but glistening texture of Darian’s saxophone sound, while adding depth and dimension into his performance. Sought out by many bands for his ability to be versatile, Darian learns music at an amazingly fast pace, whether he is sight-reading or listening to the music he’s been given.

 Darian’s repertoire includes a wide range of styles and genres, from contemporary to traditional.  Currently, you can find Darian performing tenor sax with harmonica legend and WAR alumni Lee Oskar, John Kessler (Host of All Blues on KNKX) and vocalist Jacqueline Tabor.

 Other groups Darian has played with include: Laura Piece Kelly & Queenz Ransom, The Rerun Band (Keyboardist Mark Sampson and Guitarist Brendan O’Donnell), Spyn Reset (CD: Objects in the Abstract), Mycle Wastman Band, Darrius Willrich Band, Allen Stone Band, The Farko Collective (Bassist Farko Dosumov), Tim Kennedy Quintet, Marmalade, Spellbinder (Drummer Mike Shrieve from ‘Santana’), Cornish Jazz Ensembles, Bellevue College Jazz Band, Seattle Reperatory Jazz Orchestra, The Jim Knapp Orchestra, Kore Ionz, Rolling Stones (Seattle Cover Band), Funky 2 Death (Guitarist Jimmy James) Bamba Brazil, TUBALUBA, Audio-suite (Singer Tiffany Wilson), Howlin Hounddog, and many more.