[ PROFILE & BACKGROUND ]

about // bio

// photo: montréal, qc

Claire Devlin is a Montréal-based saxophonist, composer, and improviser whose "adventurous yet lyrical” approach has established her as a compelling voice in Canada's jazz and creative music scene. She released her debut album Anyone in 2020, and as co-leader of the acclaimed collective Bellbird has released Root in Tandem (2023) and The Call (2026, Constellation Records).

Claire also co-leads The Plastic Waste Band, and collaborates with artists such as Tommy Crane, Unessential Oils, The Ostara Project, Sarah Rossy, John Hollenbeck, Jazzlab Orchestra, and the Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra. Her performance history includes major Canadian festivals such as the Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver international jazz festivals, as well as touring across France, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany.

[ RECORDED WORKS ]

discography

// 2026

Bellbird — "The Call"

[ co-leader • composition • tenor saxophone ]

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discography

Bellbird — "The Call"

The Plastic Waste Band — "Trash Island"

Bellbird — "Root In Tandem"

Devlin & Lacombe — "Bird Call"

Claire Devlin Quartet — "Anyone"

Jazzlab Orchestra — "Glissement du temps"

Claire Dickson — "Through"

Tommy Crane — "Reality Curated: Live at Ursa"

Raveen — "Forever"

Tommy Crane — "Dance Music for All Occasions"

Mike De Masi — "A Moment of Introspection"

Karolan Boily — "Le feu sous le toit"

Kim Albert — "To Hold It All"

Thus Owls — "Who Would Hold You If The Sky Betrayed Us"

Jean-Michel Leblanc — "Intriqué"

The Daniil Kharms — "Post-Gogol World"

Rommel Ribeiro — "Karawara"

Sarah Rossy — "Boundless Beings (Acoustic)"

Jean-Michel Leblanc — "Variétés Narratives"

The Plastic Waste Band — "Revelations EP"

Sarah Rossy — "The Conclusion"

The Plastic Waste Band — "Crushed"

The Plastic Waste Band — "The Plastic Waste Band"

Beth McKenna Jazz Orchestra — "Home: Montreal"

Nic Gaumond Octet — "The Nic Gaumond Octet Cometh!"

Beth McKenna Jazz Orchestra — "Start"