Ernie Krivda (born February 6, 1945, in Cleveland, Ohio as Krvda Ernö) is a jazz saxophonist, flutist, bandleader, and educator.
Ernie Krivda, who is of Hungarian and Sicilian heritage,[1] began his professional career in 1963 with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
During the 1960s he played in bands of two Cleveland legends, organist Eddie Baccus and guitarist Bill DeArango.
He remains active in education as artistic director of The Cuyahoga Community College Jazz Studies Program in Cleveland, Ohio[2] and touring clinician for The Yamaha Instrument Company.
Krivda has been the recipient of many Cleveland awards including the Free Times Readers Poll for Best Jazz Act, Best Swing Big Band and Best Horn Player.