Multi-reed instrumentalist, composer, educator Will Boyd hails from soul sax tradition like artists Eddie Harris, Hank Crawford, David "Fat Head" Newman, King Curtis and Johnny Hodges. Originally from Orangeburg SC by way of Queens NY, Will currently resides in Asheville, NC. He is a former member of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and currently has 3 solo albums “Live at the Red Piano Lounge”, “Freedom Soul Jazz”, and "Soulful Noise". Will also co-leads a group with Wife, WUOT jazz radio host, and founder of the Knoxville Women in Jazz Jam Festival Kelle Jolly. Will has performed at many music festivals from Big Ears in Knoxville TN, to Peter Barakan's It's Magic in Tokyo JP.  Will teaches Applied Woodwinds, Jazz Appreciation and Jazz Ensemble at Warren Wilson College.