About Austin

Austin Klewan is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer from Montclair, New Jersey, with early jazz training under Mike Lee and through the organization Jazz House Kids.

 

Klewan studied saxophone, clarinet, and composition at Northwestern University under Victor Goines, also teaching himself flute during this time.​ At Northwestern, he performed and arranged for artists including Victor Goines, Sherman Irby, Don Vappie, Brianna Thompson, and Kenny Washington. He earned a Luminarts Fellowship in Jazz Improvisation in 2018 and later co-led (AK) Squared, winners of the 2020 Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Combo Competition.​ Klewan also served as saxophonist and co-lead vocalist of Chicago pop/soul group Honey Butter.

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Austin relocated to Los Angeles in 2021 after graduating college, and currently works as a performer, educator, composer, and recording artist. He has performed nationally and internationally as an instrumentalist in various settings, including event bands, jazz ensembles, and orchestras. In 2024, he recorded saxophone for the short film Under The Glass Skylight which was selected for the 2024 DOC NYC Festival. In December 2025, he performed live on air for millions of viewers on FOX NFL for their Pre-Christmas Show. In 2026, Klewan released his debut single Something To Live For, which he composed, recorded and produced under his artist persona, "Auswan". 

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With his music, Klewan aims to create unforgettable experiences for his listeners by blending elements of traditional jazz and funk with modern Rnb and Soul sounds.