Showtimes: 7:00 PM | Tickets: $35 at the door. Reservations: Not necessary. We recommend arriving 20-30 minutes before showtime to secure your seat. Seating: Available throughout the shows. Bar Hours: Open from 5:00 PM to midnight — no cover charge to enjoy cocktails and the vibe! Ryan Devlin – saxophone Leo Genovese – piano Gene Perla – bass Willie Bowmen – drums Fresh off his debut European tour with Dave Weckl and Tom Kennedy, Ryan Devlin returns to the U.S. for his first performance back in NYC @ The Zinc Bar. Joining Devlin is legendary bassist and composer Gene Perla, Internationally acclaimed pianist Leo Genovese, & one of New York’s best young drummers Willie Bowmen. Expect an eclectic evening featuring jazz standards, Great American Songbook classics, and original music from the band. Ryan Devlin is a 27-year-old saxophonist and woodwind instructor from Orlando, FL. Ryan started his musical journey with his father Scott Devlin who was the leader of the Walt Disney World Sax Quartet. Music was always in their home when Ryan was a child as Scott was teaching lessons, practicing for his next gig, or listening to records. Ryan immediately became interested and asked his dad to teach him saxophone at age 9 after having playedthe piano for 3 years. Since then, Ryan has been practicing, gigging, and teaching every day. Ryan completed a Jazz Performance master’s degree at The New England Conservatory in Boston under the instruction of saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi in 2023 and is currently on staff at Newton South High School, Newton, Massachusetts. Ryan has been a member and featured soloist in ensembles including The Florida All State Jazz Band, The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Orlando Jazz Orchestra. Ryan has toured a majority of the United States & Canada playing at famous jazz clubs like Smalls in NYC, Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, Sculler’s Jazz Club in Boston, Timucua Arts Foundation in Orlando, The Rex in Toronto, and Rudy’s Jazz Room in Nashville. He is also the 2017 winner of the Central Florida Jazz Society Scholarship Competition and was runner up in the 2017 Bob Washington Jazz Scholarship Competition. Ryan has taken lessons with world class musicians Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Alain Bradette, Lucas Pino, and Airmen of Note Tedd Baker. He has performed and/or recorded with pianists Davis Whitfield Jr. and Mike Bond, saxophonists Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Kortyka, and Dave Pollack, bassist Gene Perla, drummers Adam Nussbaum, Ulysses Owens Jr., John Lumpkin and many other notable musicians.
