Brian is an accomplished musician who mainly plays the saxophone. Besides playing the tenor, alto, and soprano saxes, he also plays flute and clarinet. He’s a composer, arranger, recording artist, and teacher.
Brian has been a professional free-lance musician since the early 1980’s. He has performed with his own groups and with many of the premier groups from around the area. He has also performed with the Utah Symphony, backing many notables including Mel Tormé, Frank Sinatra Jr., Maureen McGovern, Natalie Cole, Lou Rawls, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Bernadette Peters, Debbie Reynolds, and many others.
Brian is also a member of the Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra (SLCJO) where he plays lead tenor. He has composed and arranged numerous works which have been performed by the band. Through his association with SLCJO, Brian has had the opportunity to perform with many of the top jazz musicians in the world: Eddie Daniels, Phil Woods, Bill Watrous, Chuck Fendley, Don Menza, Pete Chriestlieb, Nancy Wilson, Patty Austin, Tierney Sutton, and several others.
In 2002, Brian partnered up with former school mate and professional trombonist Kevin Stout and created Jazzed5 Records. Between 2002 and 2005, they produced and released three cd’s, “Good Pals,” “Up Jazz Creek,” and “Tales of the Tetons.” All three received national airplay with “Good Pals” climbing the national jazz chart to number 23.
Brian also enjoys teaching, and has taught numerous young musicians privately for the past thirty-plus years. He has also taught students at the University
of Utah, Snow College, and BYU-Idaho. In 2008, Brian received his master’s degree from the University of Utah in jazz studies.
Brian has been a featured performer at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, the University of Utah, the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival, the Excellence in the Community Concert Series, and at the Wolf Creek Concert Series.