Steve Lehman (born 1978) is an American composer and saxophonist in the genres of jazz and experimental music.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in composition from Wesleyan University[1] and received his Doctor of Musical Arts with distinction in composition from Columbia University (under the direction of Tristan Murail, George E. Lewis, Fabien Lévy and Fred Lerdahl).

He also attended classes with Jackie McLean for many years at the University of Hartford Hartt School.

[2] As a performer, Lehman leads a number of his own ensembles and performs frequently as a sideman with artists like Anthony Braxton, Vijay Iyer, and Jason Moran.

[3] Lehman’s work has been reviewed in Artforum, Down Beat magazine, The New York Times,[4][5][6] Newsweek, and The Wire,[7] National Public Radio,[8][9][10] and the BBC.