New music should be grateful to have Brian Sacawa in its corner. Idiomatically speaking, the Maryland-based saxophonist is totally at home with the blunt edges and pulsing machines that generally typify post-minimalist composers, although the instrument’s great classical tradition reveals itself by way of Sacawa’s prodigious breath control and agile tonal shading. —The Gramophone

Saxophonist Brian Sacawa has been called many things–most of them good–including “an inventive musician” (The New York Times), “inspired” (The Washington Post), and “brilliant” (Baltimore Sun). His versatile career has led to appearances ranging from Carnegie Hall to Baltimore’s Metro Gallery and with ensembles including the Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony, New World Symphony, and St. Petersburg (Russia) Philharmonic. Brian can be heard on the Grammy-winning album Songs of Innocence and Experience (Naxos) and his critically-acclaimed debut solo recording, American Voices, is available on the Innova record label. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan, the Peabody Conservatory, and the University of Massachusetts—Amherst.

Brian is the Co-Founder and Curator of the Mobtown Modern Music Series and co-founder of the new music duo Hybrid Groove Project. He resides in Baltimore with his wife, music journalist Molly Sheridan, serves as saxophonist with The United States Army Field Band from Washington, DC, and is a Category 2 bicycle racer for Pyramid Elite Racing and the US Military Cycling team.