Harvey Pittel (born June 22, 1943) is an American saxophonist who performs principally in North America, and was the Professor of Saxophone at the University of Texas at Austin Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music in the College of Fine Arts.

[1] Harvey Pittel began his musical education in at the age of 7 at Clifford Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, California.

He pursued his Master of Music degree in Saxophone Performance under the tutelage of Fred Hemke at Northwestern University.

During the Vietnam War Pittel Enlisted in The Navy and performed with the West Point Military Academy Band.

Just after leaving the West Point Band, Pittel won the Concert Artists Guild Competition and through this made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1971 playing to such acclamation he was re-presented by the same organization in 1973.