The Black Swamp Saxophone Quartet was founded by students of Dr. John Sampen at Bowling Green State University around 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 Columbus Arts Festival Black Swamp Arts Festival
Many high school educational clinics
works written for the group: Jennifer Higdon, Evan Chambers, Elliott Cless,