recent news

7/11/2011
Added concerts to performance calendar

5/16/2011
Mentioned in James Bash's review of the Oregon Symphony performance at Carnegie Hall

5/12/2011
Professional debut performance at Carnegie Hall as saxophonist with the Oregon Symphony

2/21/2011
Updated website
New audio and video added

2/2011
Joined faculty at Reed College

1/2011
Awarded an Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity Grant

12/2010
Awarded a Peabody Career Develpmont Grant

Past Performances

May 5, 2010 2:30PM

Cohen-Davison Theater, Peabody Conservatory
Black Box Quartet
Jun Nagao Quartet

May 3, 2010 2:30PM

Cohen-Davison Theater, Peabody Conservatory
Louis Andriessen Hout

April 30, 2010 8PM

Grace and St. Peters Church
707 Park Avenue Baltimore, MD
Glass, Piece in the Shape of a Square
J. Adam Briggs' recital

April 22, 2010 Noon

Friedberg Concert Hall, Peabody Conservatory
Prix d'Ete Recital
Bei Zhang, Alborado for soprano saxophone and electronics
2nd place winner

April 2nd, 2010 6:30PM

Cohen-Davison Theater, Peabody Conservatory
2nd GPD Recital

Program to include:
Glass, Piece in the Shape of a Square
Bolcom, Lilith
Krause, Airline
Berio, Sequenza IXb
Andriessen, Hout

March 13, 2010 5PM

Griswold Hall, Peabody Conservatory
Lori Laitman I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Juliana Marin, voice (MM Recital)

Feb. 1, 2010 7:30PM

Griswold Hall, Peabody Conservatory
Peabody Saxophone Studio Recital

Performing: Glass, Piece in the Shape of a Square With Adam Briggs, Alto Sax

Black Box Quartet: Rutkowski, Dervish

January 30th, 2010

Columbia, MD
Black Box Quartet
Same as Jan. 29th concert

January 29th, 2010 1PM

Columbia, MD
Black Box Quartet
Works by:
Ligeti, Florio, Nagao, Grieg, Rutkowski

January 28th, 2010 Noon

Friedberg Concert Hall, Peabody Conservatory

Lori Laitman I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Juliana Marin, voice

January 15th, 2010 6PM

US Navy Band Saxophone Symposium
Black Box Quartet
Grieg/arr. Briggs Holberg Suite

December 6th, 2009 5:30PM

Cohen-Davison Theater, Peabody Conservatory

Black Box Quartet
Grieg/arr. Briggs Holberg Suite

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Noon

Friedberg Concert Hall, Peabody Conservatory

György Ligeti Six Bagatelles

Black Box Quartet
Kim Reece, Soprano Saxophone
Stephen Dunlap, Alto Saxophone
Jamie Williams, Tenor Saxophone
J. Adam Briggs, Baritone Saxophone

Sunday, July 19th, 2009 2:00 PM

Sherman Clay Pianos
131 NW 13th Ave
Portland, OR 97209

Program to include: Itturalde Pequeña Czarda
Tanaka Night Bird
Stockhausen In Freundschaft
Migliazza Wails
Gardner Tourmaline
Wanamaker Duo Sonata
assisted by:Becky Simmons, Piano; John Donnelly, Clarinet
free admission

Monday, May 4th 2009 2:30 PM

Cohen-Davison Theater, Peabody Conservatory
World Premiere of Stephen Edwards' mixed quartet (cl, bssn, asax, bass)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 5:30 PM

Cohen-Davidson Theater, Peabody Conservatory
Evan Chambers, Come Down Heavy! (violin, alto sax and piano)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 7:30 PM

Leith Symington Griswold Hall, Peabody Conservatory
World Premiere of Bei Zhang's Alborado
for soprano saxophone and electronics

Friday, April 3, 2009 5:00 PM

Goodwin Hall, Peabody Conservatory
1st GPD Recital

Program to include:
Decruck Sonata
Lauba Steady Study on the Boogie
Benson Aeolian Song
Chambers Come Down Heavy
Others TBA

Friday, February 27th, 2009 7:30 PM

Cohen-Davison Hall, Peabody Conservatory
Saxophone Studio Recital
Quartet Performance of works by:
Jun Nagao, Wanamaker and Piazzolla