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The passage of time encompassed a twelve year period of managing his son’s health issues which caused a humbling reboot to his priorities in life and the role of music in it. In the summer of 2016, after reevaluating his circumstances he recorded In the Face of Chaos (2019) with Bixler, Boccato, Cowherd, and Sturm , Blended Lineage (2020 ...
May 21, 2024 · A traumatic brain injury suffered by his youngest son necessitated a shift in Bixler’s priorities during the last decade—a period in which his family devoted much of its energy to the care of its youngest member.
Jun 11, 2019 · Bixler, director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University, mentions the troubles that shaped the music in the recording’s liner notes. Sean, the youngest of his and Heather Martin Bixler’s four children, suffers from severe and baffling neurological problems.
Dec 18, 2020 · David Bixler has recently embarked on an artistic reemergence. A traumatic brain injury suffered by his youngest son necessitated a shift in Bixler’s priorities during the last decade—a period in which his family devoted much of its energy to the care of its youngest member.
Jun 14, 2019 · In The Face Of Chaos marks a re-emergence, if not a complete artistic rebirth, for David Bixler. It serves as a true inspiration, drawing beauty from pain, and peace from personal struggle. Life took an unexpected turn for the saxophonist's family when his youngest son suffered a traumatic brain injury a number of years ago.
O’s Notes: Saxophonist David Bixler has re-emerged onto the music scene full time after being consumed by his son’s health issues over the past decade.
However, a traumatic brain injury suffered by his youngest son necessitated a shift in Bixler’s priorities during the last decade—a period in which his family devoted much of its energy to the care of its youngest member.
