Alexa Tarantino (born May 30, 1992, in West Hartford, Connecticut) is an American jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer and educator.

[2] Tarantino's most recent album, Firefly, was released on Posi-Tone Records in 2021 and reached No.

[6] Tarantino's debut album as leader, Winds of Change, was released by Posi-Tone Records in 2019, and reached No.

[7] The personnel on this album included Ulysses Owens Jr. (drums), Christian Sands (piano), Joe Martin (bass), and Nick Finzer (trombone).

[8][9][10] Tarantino was nominated as a "Rising Star- Alto Saxophone" by Downbeat Magazine's Critics' Poll in 2021 and 2020[11] and JazzTimes Critics' Poll named her one of the "Top 5 Alto Saxophonists of 2019".