About Adam Nigh
Adam is a current saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, and music educator who performs and teaches a variety of styles including jazz, classical, r&b, and pop. He is an active freelance musician and teacher working in the Chicagoland area.
Adam grew up in Geneva, Illinois and began playing piano at the age of 7 and saxophone at the age of 10, studying with the highly regarded music educators, David Kellen and Michael Bazan. Under their tutelage, Adam garnered a love of learning and performing many styles of music. Adam received a bachelor’s degree in jazz saxophone performance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in jazz saxophone performance from DePaul University, where he had the privilege of learning from world class musicians such as Chip McNeill, Debra Richtmeyer, Scott Burns, and Alyce Johnson. He credits his high school band director, Pat Frederick, for instilling a love of teaching young musicians and providing students with the tools to succeed at anything they put their mind to
