Stevie Manning

Stevie Manning is a saxophonist and composer. They draw inspiration from surrealist painter Remedios Varo and work to challenge and transmute music theory and history from jazz, experimental, and orchestral music to envision alternate worlds. Manning began exploring gender and anger with their 2018 work Transmuting Anger, which premiered at NYC’s Winter Jazzfest and the Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle. Manning has released four critically acclaimed albums including Harmonious Creature (Posi-Tone 2014) and can be heard on William Hooker’s albums Big Moon (Org Music 2021) and Jubilation (Org Music 2025).