Nancy Saenz, aka ‘Lady Woodwind’. Started her musical journey at Marshall Jr High School in the heart of Houston’s old barrio Northside.

She started on flute, going to many competitions all over Texas. Nancy was introduced to the saxophone in high school, and quickly excelled, going to many jazz festivals and winning Jazz Musician of the Year.

Nancy has performed with local Tejano groups, recorded a CD, arranged songs and co-wrote a polka song for saxes.

In February 2024, she was awarded the Tejano Legends Award special artist recognition for her contributions to Latin Music.

She also performed with and wrote horn parts for the Grammy-nominated group, SISTER SISTER.

She received a commendation from Sheila Jackson Lee for her contributions in music, and earned the name, Lady Woodwind, for being fluent in all woodwinds.

Nancy has her own CD out, Just Me, available on her Bandcamp site.

She performs at South by Southwest every year, as well as all over the United States, and Europe.

The link to her full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

In this episode, we talked about:

🎷 Her influences when it comes to tone
🎷 What motivated her to attend Sax Girls Rock concert
🎷 Influences when it comes to style and technique

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