North American Saxophone Alliance

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The North American Saxophone Alliance is an organization for saxophone players from around North America. Members are required to pay dues, which vary depending on age. NASA hosts regional conferences for each of its 10 regions. It also hosts a biennial international conference. The 2008 conference will be held at the University of South Carolina.

The current president of NASA is Steven Stusek, from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro School of Music. The president elect is Debra Richtmeyer, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Music.

NASA is divided into eleven regions dividing Canada, the United States of America, and surrounding territories.

• Region 1: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska
• Region 2: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Hawaii
• Region 3: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa
• Region 4: Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas
• Region 5: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan
• Region 6: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico
• Region 7: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C.
• Region 8: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
• Region 9: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories
• Region 10: Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island