David Larsen (saxophonist, composer, and educator) is the director of instrumental studies at Spokane Falls Community College. He holds a PhD from Washington State University and degrees from Pacific University, University of Oregon, and Western Oregon University.

David has been a presenter/performer for the Jazz Education Network, North American Saxophone Alliance, and several other conferences and festivals.
David has performed with a variety of artists including Ken Peplowski, Francisco Torres, Dave Glenn, Ron Vincent, Bill Mays, Dean Johnson, and the internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Halie Loren.

David's music is widely circulated and performed by groups around the world. He has publications with iJazz music, Dapper Page music, PDF band, music, and more.

David’s recent releases include The Peplowski Project (2023), Two of a Kind (2023), Deviate from Standards (2021) and The Mulligan Chronicles (2021) have received international radio play and rave reviews. David regularly records for G2 record label out of Hamburg, Germany. Recently, David appeared on the Origin Records release New Normal (2021) by Greg Yasinitsky and was featured on the award-winning Halie Loren album Butterfly Blue (2015).