Sounds Like Now

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“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

Praised as “an inventive musician” (The New York Times), “inspired” (The Washington Post), “brilliant” (The Baltimore Sun), and a “sharp new music saxophonist” (Time Out New York), Brian Sacawa has firmly established himself as an important contemporary voice for his instrument. Active internationally as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, his versatile career has led to appearances ranging from the concert stage to club settings as well as the premieres of over 50 new works by both established and emerging composers. Mr. Sacawa’s critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning recordings can be heard on the Naxos, Innova, Equilibrium, and BiBimBop record labels. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan, the Peabody Conservatory, and the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, where he studied with Donald Sinta, Gary Louie, and Lynn Klock. He is the co-founder of the new music duo Hybrid Groove Project, with composer/turntablist DJ Dubble8, co-curator of Mobtown Modern, and the author of the blog Sounds Like Now. Mr. Sacawa currently serves as saxophonist with The U.S. Army Field Band. He resides in Baltimore, MD.

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