María Grand is a saxophonist, composer, educator, and vocalist who has performed with her ensembles across Europe and North America. She has also played and recorded with leading figures in creative music, including Joel Ross, Mary Halvorson, Aaron Parks, Nicole Mitchell, and others.

Her debut EP TetraWind was selected as “one of the best debuts of 2017” by The NYC Jazz Record. Her full-length albums Magdalena and Reciprocity received widespread critical acclaim from publications such as The New York Times, DownBeat, JazzTimes, Billboard, and JazzIz.

The New York Times describes Grand as “an engrossing young tenor saxophonist with a zesty attack and a solid tonal range,” while pianist and composer Vijay Iyer calls her “a fantastic young saxophonist—virtuosic, conceptually daring, with a lush tone, a powerful vision, and a deepening emotional resonance.”

Grand is the recipient of numerous honors, including the 2017 Jazz Gallery Residency Commission, the 2018 Roulette Jerome Foundation Commission, the 2019 Roulette Residency, the 2020 Jazz Coalition Commission Award, and the 2024 Pulse Foundation Award.

She was also nominated for the Jazz Journalists Association Up-and-Coming Musician of the Year (2018) and was named Newcomer Musician in the 2018 El Intruso 11th Annual International Critics Poll, as well as Best New Artist in the 2018 JazzTimes Readers’ Poll.