Devroop has 6 full length albums to his credit as a leader and several studio and live recordings as a sideman. His most recent performances include the Festival Sinfornico (Italy), Ost-West Musik Fest (Austria), Velia Festival (Casal Velino), Kreol Festival (Seychelles), Virginia Arts Festival (USA), North Texas Jazz Festival (USA), Gretna Music Fest (USA), Amersfoort Jazz Festival (Netherlands), Taipei International Music Expo (Taiwan), Samui Latin and Jazz Festival (Thailand) and Unisa Jazz Festival (SA). As a lead alto saxophonist he has performed/recorded with the Dallas Jazz Orchestra, Carroll Bailey Big Band, Marcus Wolfe Big Band and Unisa Big Band. He has appeared as a side stage act for Cedar Walton, Earth Wind and Fire, Jill Scott, Chicago and Queen Latifah. He has also performed with South Africa’s leading artists from Sibongile Khumalo and Vicky Samson to Feya Faku and MICASA.

In addition to his small ensemble and big band work, he has recently performed as soloist with the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra (South Africa), Arcadiana Symphony (Louisiana, USA), Kazakhstan National Symphony, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (South Africa), Lamont Symphony (Denver Colorado), Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (South Africa), Sanremo Symphony Orchestra (Italy), Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, (South Africa) and Orchestra del Teatro Traetta (Italy) performing jazz and classical works ranging from Astor Piazzolla to South African jazz composers such as Abdullah Ibrahim and Miriam Makeba. Devroop’s 2018 CD recording “The South African Jazz Songbook” features him with full orchestra and jazz rhythm section performing iconic South African jazz standards arranged for saxophone, full orchestra and jazz rhythm section.

In December 2020 Devroop released his CD “Ancestral Home” which received airplay in over 40 countries with two tracks Venezia and Sunset in Koh Samui gaining entry to the Smooth Jazz Global Listerner Charts worldwide. In March 2023 he released his acoustic jazz quartet album entitled “Dance of the Indentured” featuring him with an international quartet comprised of Hans Vroomans (piano) from the Netherlands, legendary jazz bassist Hein van de Geyn (Netherlands) and South Africa’s premier drummer, Kevin Gibson. The album features 11 originals composed by Devroop that have a distinctively South African jazz feel.

Karén’s second album release for 2023 entitled Relentless featured him with all star cast of national and international smooth jazz artists. Released in August 2023, the album comprised 10 original high energy and groove laden smooth jazz tracks with a few vocal tracks by SA Idols winner Monde Msutwana. Relentless remined on the Smooth Jazz Global charts for over 6 months.

Hot off the heels of 3 very successful albums in the last 3 years comes Karen’s latest release entitled “Overjoyed”. The album features his quartet comprised of Hans Vroomans (piano), Hein van de Geyn (bass), Kevin Gibson (drums), Mageshen Naidoo (guitar) and the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra (strings). This truly unique album comprises 10 tracks by Grammy winning artists such as Stevie Wonder, Sting, Billy Joel, Randy Crawford, Chicago and many others. All tracks were rearranged by the Venezuelan arranger Trino Jimenez for jazz quartet, saxophone and string orchestra, reinterpreted in a jazz style with lush strings arrangements.

Notable concerts for 2024 included tours of Italy, France and Germany and headliner performances at the Joy of Jazz Festival (alongside Chris Botti, Chuco Valdes, Lizz Wright and others) and the 2024 Symphonic Jazz Festival with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra.