Kevin Huang Group

Princeton, NJ

$300 and up

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

The Kevin Huang Group is a premier musical entertainment service in the Massachusetts area. Offering services including wedding ceremonies and receptions, cocktail hours, and formal events, we strive to satisfy all customer needs.

Leader, saxophonist and pianist Kevin Huang has performed internationally at Carnegie Hall, the Umbria Jazz Festival, and the Nice Jazz Festival. He holds a weekly residency at the prestigious Wally's Jazz Cafe, and has performed with renowned artists including Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest), Tony Bennett's band, and Ledisi.

Services Offered:
Solo Saxophone Player (Pop, R&B, Funk, Jazz, etc.)
Full Jazz/RnB/Pop Ensemble (1-8 Piece Group with optional vocalist)


Reviews

10 reviews

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Tatum M.

April 20, 2026

Absolutely Amazing

We absolutely loved having Kevin's group perform for our anniversary dinner! Communication with him was always prompt and very professional, and he was able to acommodate a lot of requests that we had for songs and performance notes. He created an amazing intimate musical setting for our event, and I would highly recommend his band!

Hired as: Jazz Band


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Chris O.

June 5, 2025

Fantastic Performance and Communcation.

I hired Kevin as a saxophone player for a cocktail hour event and he was amazing! Communication was very prompt and he was able to do all the songs I requested. Would highly recommend working with him!

Hired as: Saxophone Player


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Sabrina S.

May 27, 2025
Verified review

Book them now! You will not find a better act!

Kevin and his band were absolutely incredible! He was the best to work with out of all of our vendors. He has great communication and was very amenable to all of our requests. Their transitions were seamless and they MADE the event! I'd highly HIGHLY recommend them to anyone for any event, especially weddings! He even impressed our very hard to impress family members! Which is a feat in itself!

Hired as: Jazz Band, Jazz Pianist, Pianist, Saxophone Player


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Juan O.

May 31, 2024
Verified review

Best Jazz Serenade Ever!!!!

Kevin was really easy to contact and always gave amazing ideas and helped out so so much! Me and my girlfriend loved their performance and their prices are super good!! 10/10

Hired as: Jazz Band

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Kevin Huang Group

Thank you so much Juan, was great playing for you guys!!!


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Cassie H.

May 23, 2024

Very Professional Experience!

I hired Kevin and his quartet for an opening for our hotel, and he sounded absolutely incredible and the band was well-dressed and looked professional! Loved his piano player as well. Cheers!

Hired as: Jazz Band

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Booking information

Price range: $300 and up

Languages: Chinese, English, Spanish

Gig length: 30 - 300 minutes

About

Kevin Huang is a saxophonist, pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader from Princeton, NJ. He has played internationally at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, the Nice Jazz Festival in France, the Prudential Center, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and recorded albums as a sideman at Abbey Road Studios, the Bunker Studios, the Power Station.

Kevin has won several awards awards for his saxophone playing, including the First Place Prize in the 2023 Gerry Mulligan Competition, the YoungArts 2023 Award in Jazz Saxophone, and 2022 National Jazz Festival First Place Soloist Award, as well as having received a full tuition scholarship at Berklee College of Music.

Profile Photo by: Sage & Design Co.

Past booked events

September 2025

13

Saturday

Wedding Reception

6:00pm - 10:00pm

Lahaska, PA

August 2025

09

Saturday

Dinner Party

6:00pm - 10:00pm

Mantoloking, NJ

July 2025

27

Sunday

Surprise

3:00pm - 3:45pm

Boston, MA

12

Saturday

Graduation

5:30pm - 8:30pm

Englishtown, NJ

May 2025

25

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 8:30pm

East Stroudsburg, PA

December 2024

07

Saturday

Christmas Party

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Holliston, MA

06

Friday

Christmas Party

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Melrose, MA

August 2024

23

Friday

Grand Opening

4:30pm - 8:00pm

Philadelphia, PA

June 2024

09

Sunday

House Party

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Trenton, NJ

May 2024

29

Wednesday

Surprise

8:00pm - 8:30pm

Phillipsburg, NJ

23

Thursday

Restaurant/Bar Event

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Plainsboro, NJ

Set list

Jazz Ballads:
Always and Forever (Pat Metheny)
Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke)
Beatrice (Sam Rivers)
Body and Soul (Johnny Green)
In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
Misty (Erroll Garner)
Moody’s Mood for Love (James Moody & Jimmy McHugh)
My One and Only Love (Guy Wood & Robert Mellin)
Naima (John Coltrane)
Polkadots and Moonbeams (Jimmy Van-Heusen)
Round Midnight (Duke Ellington)
Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael)
Unforgettable (Gordon Irving)
The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble)

Medium Swing:
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (Harold Arlen)
All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern)
Almost Like Being in Love (Frederick Loewe)
Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma)
Beautiful Love (Victor Young)
Bemsha Swing (Thelonius Monk)
Better Git It In Your Soul (Charles Mingus)
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin)
Blues March (Benny Golson)
Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson)
Cheese Cake (Dexter Gordon)
Doxy (Sonny Rollins)
Fly Me to the Moon (Bart Howard)
Good Bait (Tadd Dameron)
I Hear a Rhapsody (George Fragos & Jack Baker & Dinah Shore)
I Mean You (Thelonius Monk)
I’m in the Mood for Love (Jimmy McHugh)
I’ve Got the World on a String (Harold Arlen)
In a Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington)
It Could Happen to You (Jimmy Van-Heusen)
Just Friends (John Klenner)
Killer Joe (Benny Golson)
Like Someone in Love (Jimmy Van-Heusen)
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing & George David Wess)
Mack the Knife (Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht)
My Shining Hour (Harold Arlen)
On a Slow Boat to China (Frank Loesser)
On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh)
Peggy’s Blue Skylight (Charles Mingus)
Pennies from Heaven (Arthur Johnston)
Stablemates (Benny Golson)
Stella by Starlight (Victor Young)
Strollin’ (Horace Silver)
That’s All (Alan Brandt & Bob Haymes)
There is No Greater Love (Isham Jones)
Whisper Not (Benny Golson)
Witch Hunt (Wayne Shorter)
You and the Night and the Music (Arthur Schwartz)

Up Tempo Swing:
Airegin (Sonny Rollins)
Bolivia (Cedar Walton)
Cheek to Cheek (Irving Berlin)
Daahoud (Clifford Brown)
Dexterity (Charlie Parker)
Firm Roots (Cedar Walton)
Groovin’ High (Dizzy Gillespie)
Impressions (John Coltrane)
I Love You (Cole Porter)
Joy Spring (Clifford Brown)
Move (Denzil Best)
Room 608 (Horace Silver)
Sister Sadie (Horace Silver)
This I Dig of You (Hank Mobley)
Tricotism (Oscar Pettiford)

Bossa Novas:
Agua De Beber (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfa)
Blue Bossa (Kenny Dorham)
Corcovado (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
Desafinado (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
Girl from Ipanema (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
How Insensitive (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
James (Pat Metheny)
Like Sonny (John Coltrane)
Pensativa (Clare Fischer)
Triste (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)

... And Many More!!!

Setup requirements

None

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