Mace Hibbard was born and raised in Waco, Texas on October 22, 1976. His early music lessons included piano and voice until settling on the saxophone at age ten. Through his teen years he played with his father, trumpeter Dave Hibbard, attaining a firm grasp of jazz history and its standard repertoire.

Hibbard attended the University of Texas in Austin, earning a Bachelor’s in Musical Performance and a Masters in Jazz Studies. While in Austin, he developed as a composer and formed “Odd Man Out”, releasing their self-titled debut on Viewpoint Records in 2000.…