Hailed as “epic” (Jazz Times), "formidable" (The Saxophone Symposium), and "gripping" (Star Tribune), Kyle Hutchins is an internationally acclaimed performing artist and improviser. He has performed concerts and taught masterclasses across five continents at major festivals and venues in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Mexico, Scotland, South Korea, and across the United States including Carnegie Hall, The Walker Art Center, World Saxophone Congress, Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt, International Computer Music Conference, among many others. He has recorded over two dozen albums on labels such as Carrier, Klavier, GIA, farpoint, Mother Brain, and his work has been recognized by awards and grants from DOWNBEAT, New Music USA, The American Prize, American Protégé International Competition, Music Teachers National Association, Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, and others.
As a specialist in experimental performance practice and electroacoustic new music, Kyle has performed well over 200 world premieres of new works for the saxophone. He has worked with some of the leading composers and performers of our time including Pauline Oliveros, George Lewis, Chaya Czernowin, Georges Aperghis, Richard Barrett, Steven Takasugi, Claire Chase, Douglas Ewart, Duo Gelland, and Zeitgeist. Over the past fifteen years, Kyle has built long standing collaborations and championed the music of many close collaborators such as Ted Moore, Tiffany M. Skidmore, Joey Crane, Emily Lau, Elizabeth A. Baker, Charles Nichols, Eric Lyon, and many more wonderful artists and dear friends.
Kyle has numerous performance projects currently such as 113 (One Thirteen), a collective of composers and performers of experimental new music who curate concerts, educational programs, festivals, seminars, and masterclasses around the world; Binary Canary, a woodwind-laptop improvisation duo alongside electronicist Ted Moore; and the Roanoke-based surf rock/exotica band Cinémathèque.
Kyle has served on the faculty of Virginia Tech since 2016 where he is Assistant Professor of Practice and Director of the New Music + Technology Festival at the Institute of Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
Kyle has a Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degree from the University of Minnesota, and Bachelors of Music in performance and Bachelors of Music Education degrees from the University of North Texas. His teachers include Eugene Rousseau, Eric Nestler, Marcus Weiss, and James Dillon.
Kyle is a Yamaha, Légère, and E. Rousseau Mouthpiece Performing Artist.
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Press
"Binary Canary: iterative systems (Carrier)"
"epic... alien soundscapes from some distant otherworld... enigmatic and well worth probing."
--Brad Cohan, Jazz Times
"Twin Cities New Music Festival Gives A Nod to Challenging and Calming Works"
"Kagel's music proved gripping in the interpretation of harpist Amy Nam and multisaxophonist Jeffery Kyle Hutchins."
--Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune
"Images: American Sonatas Review"
"From the outset one is struck by Hutchins’s formidable technique. His driving, direct approach to the music is supported by extremely clear, rapid-fire articulation; precise rhythm and finger technique; and largely excellent intonation. He handles the altissimo effortlessly and has an enviable uniformity of tone."
--James Kalyn, The Saxophone Symposium
"Expanding the Boundraise of Instrumental Music"
"The show, a culmination of a decade’s worth of collaboration, expands the boundaries of instrumental music. "
--Mylien Lai, The Spectrum
"Album Review: Kyle Hutchins and Seth Andrew Davis- Coaxial"
"Hutchins builds on the lineage of saxophone innovators including Pharoah Sanders, Evan Parker and Roscoe Mitchell."
--Bill Brownlee, Plastic Sax
"Three Important New Titles From The Carrier Label"
"part of electroacoustic improv’s well-hewn dynasty... Moore and Hutchins demonstrate great facility in wrenching some semblance of 'order' out of chaos... much aural pleasure can be had."
--Darren Bergstein, Downtown Music Gallery
"New October Releases"
"far out (in space, of mind)... something of future legend... a sonic trip."
--Tone Shift
"Evan Smith: The Range of the Saxophonist"
"good version of the last movement of the Feld sonata by Jeffery Kyle Hutchins"
--Omar Willey, Seattle Star
"Crawl: 3Play"
"An impressive achievement, both artistically and technically."
--Jay Gabler, VitaMN
"Binary Canary and Guest Improvisers on bc+1"
"Skilled improvisers, no doubt about it… That bc+1 could make room for so much sound, so much chaos, all arising in the moment of improvisation, and yet also yield such vivid contradictions and concordances is its biggest success."
--Colin Holter, I Care If You Listen
"Impressions of Quartet Volume 1 by Seth Andrew Davis, Kyle Hutchins, Aaron Osborne, and Evan Verploegh"
"Quartet Vol. I is a joy to listen to, for any fan of experimental jazz, noise, industrial, or even sludge. It surrounds and envelopes you, and brings you into its word where the instruments speak. All playing is impressive, expressive, and immersive."
--Audrey, Issues Magazine
"Album Review: Seth Andrew Davis, Kyle Hutchins, Aaron Osborne, And Evan Verploegh - Quartet, Vol. 1"
"Jazz-oriented listeners are likely to gravitate to the contributions of Hutchins. His Dolphy-esque playing provides an analog counterpoint to industrial grating on “Of Other Mirrors,” the glitchy futurism of “Under a Strange Legend” and the somber malevolence of “So Many Stars Take Care of Me.” Viva la revolución!"
--Bill Brownlee, Plastic Sax
"Concert Review: Kyle Hutchins, Aaron Osborne, Seth Davis and Evan Verploegh at Charlotte Street Foundation"
"two sets of sinister improvised music"
--Bill Brownlee, Plastic Sax
"Impressions of Banana Split by Binary Canary & Corder/Hamilton/Weeks"
"The musicians are undoubtedly brave and surely are having a good time. There are some truly sublime moments."
--Hel Martinez, Issues Magazine
"This is Maximalist: The Cube @ Virginia Tech"
"Music in the Cube was unlike anything I have ever heard before."
--Alexander Pestopoulos, Engineers' Forum, cover story
"Binary Canary 'iterative systems' (Carrier Records, 2019)"
"Kyle Hutchins' saxophone is a link between acoustics and electronics, masterfully developed and organically created. A talented, experienced improviser using his own playing style and expressive mood... really interesting to listen to this album."
--Avant Scena
"Graded On A Curve: New In Stores for October 2019, Part Two"
"a decidedly avant-garde excursion... fans of “classic” European and newer electroacoustic improv should take note. A-"
--Joseph Neff, The Vinyl District
"Alumni Profile: 113 Composers Collective"
"creating a community for new music enthusiasts"
--Katie Dohman, Tutti Magazine
"Twin Cities' 113 Composers Collective creates opportunities for experimental music makers"
"there exists an expansive community of tried and true experimentalists who are working every day to challenge and redefine what it means to compose and perform classical music."
--Garrett Tiedemann, Classical MPR
"Cassette Review: Binary Canary 'click/blow'"
"a full on noise-jazz symphony... there really is no good reason for not having this in your collection and coming out of your speakers regularly."
--Joshua Macala, Raised by Gypsies
"AVIDduo CD Review"
"Captivating… plenty of inspiration here."
--Tammy Evans Yonce, The Flute View Magazine
"Zusammenfluss in Minnesota"
"Hutchins' March 6 program entitled 'Sonder' which stands apart in memory as one of the most technically challenging saxophone recitals I have ever witnessed... 'Sonder' was a brazen display of virtuosity and endurance spanning nearly two hours of music and spoken text. It was impeccably prepared and conceptually unified."
--Jeremy Wagner, blog
"Weirder Than Your Average Bear"
--Justin Anthony Spenner, Is This Music?!?! Podcast Interview
"epic... alien soundscapes from some distant otherworld... enigmatic and well worth probing."
--Brad Cohan, Jazz Times
"Twin Cities New Music Festival Gives A Nod to Challenging and Calming Works"
"Kagel's music proved gripping in the interpretation of harpist Amy Nam and multisaxophonist Jeffery Kyle Hutchins."
--Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune
"Images: American Sonatas Review"
"From the outset one is struck by Hutchins’s formidable technique. His driving, direct approach to the music is supported by extremely clear, rapid-fire articulation; precise rhythm and finger technique; and largely excellent intonation. He handles the altissimo effortlessly and has an enviable uniformity of tone."
--James Kalyn, The Saxophone Symposium
"Expanding the Boundraise of Instrumental Music"
"The show, a culmination of a decade’s worth of collaboration, expands the boundaries of instrumental music. "
--Mylien Lai, The Spectrum
"Album Review: Kyle Hutchins and Seth Andrew Davis- Coaxial"
"Hutchins builds on the lineage of saxophone innovators including Pharoah Sanders, Evan Parker and Roscoe Mitchell."
--Bill Brownlee, Plastic Sax
"Three Important New Titles From The Carrier Label"
"part of electroacoustic improv’s well-hewn dynasty... Moore and Hutchins demonstrate great facility in wrenching some semblance of 'order' out of chaos... much aural pleasure can be had."
--Darren Bergstein, Downtown Music Gallery
"New October Releases"
"far out (in space, of mind)... something of future legend... a sonic trip."
--Tone Shift
"Evan Smith: The Range of the Saxophonist"
"good version of the last movement of the Feld sonata by Jeffery Kyle Hutchins"
--Omar Willey, Seattle Star
"Crawl: 3Play"
"An impressive achievement, both artistically and technically."
--Jay Gabler, VitaMN
"Binary Canary and Guest Improvisers on bc+1"
"Skilled improvisers, no doubt about it… That bc+1 could make room for so much sound, so much chaos, all arising in the moment of improvisation, and yet also yield such vivid contradictions and concordances is its biggest success."
--Colin Holter, I Care If You Listen
"Impressions of Quartet Volume 1 by Seth Andrew Davis, Kyle Hutchins, Aaron Osborne, and Evan Verploegh"
"Quartet Vol. I is a joy to listen to, for any fan of experimental jazz, noise, industrial, or even sludge. It surrounds and envelopes you, and brings you into its word where the instruments speak. All playing is impressive, expressive, and immersive."
--Audrey, Issues Magazine
"Album Review: Seth Andrew Davis, Kyle Hutchins, Aaron Osborne, And Evan Verploegh - Quartet, Vol. 1"
"Jazz-oriented listeners are likely to gravitate to the contributions of Hutchins. His Dolphy-esque playing provides an analog counterpoint to industrial grating on “Of Other Mirrors,” the glitchy futurism of “Under a Strange Legend” and the somber malevolence of “So Many Stars Take Care of Me.” Viva la revolución!"
--Bill Brownlee, Plastic Sax
"Concert Review: Kyle Hutchins, Aaron Osborne, Seth Davis and Evan Verploegh at Charlotte Street Foundation"
"two sets of sinister improvised music"
--Bill Brownlee, Plastic Sax
"Impressions of Banana Split by Binary Canary & Corder/Hamilton/Weeks"
"The musicians are undoubtedly brave and surely are having a good time. There are some truly sublime moments."
--Hel Martinez, Issues Magazine
"This is Maximalist: The Cube @ Virginia Tech"
"Music in the Cube was unlike anything I have ever heard before."
--Alexander Pestopoulos, Engineers' Forum, cover story
"Binary Canary 'iterative systems' (Carrier Records, 2019)"
"Kyle Hutchins' saxophone is a link between acoustics and electronics, masterfully developed and organically created. A talented, experienced improviser using his own playing style and expressive mood... really interesting to listen to this album."
--Avant Scena
"Graded On A Curve: New In Stores for October 2019, Part Two"
"a decidedly avant-garde excursion... fans of “classic” European and newer electroacoustic improv should take note. A-"
--Joseph Neff, The Vinyl District
"Alumni Profile: 113 Composers Collective"
"creating a community for new music enthusiasts"
--Katie Dohman, Tutti Magazine
"Twin Cities' 113 Composers Collective creates opportunities for experimental music makers"
"there exists an expansive community of tried and true experimentalists who are working every day to challenge and redefine what it means to compose and perform classical music."
--Garrett Tiedemann, Classical MPR
"Cassette Review: Binary Canary 'click/blow'"
"a full on noise-jazz symphony... there really is no good reason for not having this in your collection and coming out of your speakers regularly."
--Joshua Macala, Raised by Gypsies
"AVIDduo CD Review"
"Captivating… plenty of inspiration here."
--Tammy Evans Yonce, The Flute View Magazine
"Zusammenfluss in Minnesota"
"Hutchins' March 6 program entitled 'Sonder' which stands apart in memory as one of the most technically challenging saxophone recitals I have ever witnessed... 'Sonder' was a brazen display of virtuosity and endurance spanning nearly two hours of music and spoken text. It was impeccably prepared and conceptually unified."
--Jeremy Wagner, blog
"Weirder Than Your Average Bear"
--Justin Anthony Spenner, Is This Music?!?! Podcast Interview
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