The Black Swamp Saxophone Quartet was founded by students of Dr. John Sampen at Bowling Green State University in 1987.  Over the years our membership has changed but our dedication to performance of new music, older classics and educational and outreach programs has remained constant.




1991 gold medal winner Fischoff Chamber Music Competition
first sax at to perform at the Phillips Collection in Washington DC
artist-in-residence at the musik-kurswochen Arosa, Switzerland 1995, and 1996



Performances at 
Cincinnati Center for Contemporary Art, New Music Chicago, Capital University NOW festival, Bowling Green State University New Music Festival, Otterbein University, BGSU, Capital university, University of Florida, Florida State University, The Ohio State University New Music Festival, Presentations at OMEA conferences, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Lancaster Festival, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus Jazz festival, 

Many high school educational clinics

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works written for the group: Jennifer Higdon, Evan Chambers, Elliott Cless, and Benjamin Taylor.