Jeff Coffin is a multi-instrumentalist woodwind player and composer from Nashville, Tennessee. Primarily a tenor saxophonist, he also plays soprano, and alto, in addition to clarinets and flutes of various sizes. After attending the University of New Hampshire and the University of North Texas, Coffin entered the Nashville music scene in 1991. He studied under Joe Lovano, under a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. As a member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones between 1997 and 2008, he three Grammys. After departing Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, he began touring with the Dave Matthews Band and, in 2009, became a permanent member. He has also performed as a guest with Jon Foreman, Umphrey's McGee, and many others while releasing over 10 albums as leader or co-leader.