Michael Hernandez has been described as one of "the finest soprano saxophone artists of the present generation." "A world class performer!", "An extraordinary talent!" He has been heard in concert halls throughout Germany, Switzerland, Poland, France, Holland, Austria, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the United States. He has been broadcasted several times nationwide on NPR’s Performance Today.
Hernandez is an endorsing artist for Key Leaves, Lefreque, D’Addario, and is the founder and co-owner of MANA Mouthpieces. Michael is currently the Assistant Professor of Saxophone and Music Entrepreneurship at San Jose State University, Principal Saxophonist of the Santa Cruz Symphony, and soprano saxophonist of the MANA Quartet,
His teachers include, Wildy Zumwalt, Ronald Caravan, Patrick Meighan and Carina Raschèr.
