Berklee Practice Method: Alto Sax and Baritone Sax: Get Your Band Together [With CD (Audio)]
Reflections (Free subscription) | yesterday
Everything you always wanted to know about sax but were afraid to ask. Today is National Saxophone Day. In recognition, here are a few saxophone facts: The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, He was born this day in 1814 via to55er.wordpress.com Click on link to read the other interesting things about the saxaphone! Posted via web from sunwalking's posterous
BestCovery (Free subscription) | yesterday
Saxophonists tend to do Jazz work and "Legit" work (a.k.a. Classical music) and they tend to keep a mouthpiece for each occassion. This list is focused on the mouthpieces that provide the most consistent play for a Classical musician. Keep in mind that some mouthpieces cut both ways, but these pieces are especially well-suited to Classical playing... read more
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Westchester, NY - Fresh from their sold-out September concert featuring guitarist John Scofield, the Westchester Jazz Orchestra will perform "Sax Masters: The Music of Coltrane, Cannonball, Bird and More" at 8 PM on Sat., Dec. 5 at the Irvington Town Hall Theater, 85 Main Street, Irvington, NY. (Snow date Sun., Dec.6, 7 PM.)...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
If The Pack is Back is a slight improvement over the 2008 debut from The Sax Pack "supergroup" of {{Kim Waters = 11193}}, {{Jeff Kashiwa = 3098}} and {{Steve Cole = 5807}}, it's because they sound more comfortable playing together, trimmed of frills and excesses that made the first album a sloppy affair...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Are you kidding me? Has the "Summer of Missed Opportunities" extended to the Fall of 2009, as well? It sure looks that way! The summer...
HotelChatter - (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Room 1433 at Hotel Sax Chicago. We received a couple of tips lately that there was something brewing with Thompson Hotels and usually when more than one tip comes in, we know something's up. But today we have confirmation that indeed The Hotel Sax in Chicago, best known for its RockBand studio and where we recently shacked up the other week, is turning into a Thompson Hotel. The conversion will officially...
BestCovery (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Designed to alleviate pressure-caused discomforts of conventional straps, the Oleg Ergonomic strap features a recessed neck cushion, smooth action sliders and an easy release hook.
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Jason Yarde (composer, conductor, alto & sop. sax), John Warren (composer & conductor), Paul Edis (piano), Andy Champion (double bass), Adrian Tilbrook (drums), Graham Hardy (trumpet), Sean Hollis (trumpet & flugel), Shaun Eland (trumpet & flugel), Noel Dennis (trumpet & flugel), Matt Ball (trombone), Alex Leathard (trombone), Keith Norris (trombone), Chris Hibbard (bass trombone),...
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Timeless (that is to say,emblematically 1960s sounding) and enjoyably unpretentious modal bop with strong themes, punchy choruses and spirited playing from the pianist/composer Hodge's London quintet of Tony Kofi on sax, Fulvio Sigurtaon trumpet, Larry Bartley on bass and the great Winston Clifford on drums.There's no real wow factorand nothing out of the box,but if you were luckyenough to hear this...
Matrixsynth (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... Stephens Trombone June Tyson Vocals Alzo Wright Viola Violin Ruth Wright Vocals Danny Davis Sax (Alto) Flute Marshall Allen Sax (Alto) Flute Ronnie Boykins Bass Chiea Conga Ahk Tal Ebah Trumpet Thomas "Bugs" Hunter Drums Percussion John Gilmore Sax (Tenor) Percussion Danny Ray Thompson Sax (Baritone) Flute"
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Mr Joy", the opening song of this 1968 album by Norwegian vocalist Krog, still sounds startlingly contemporary, like a newwave folk-jazz project referencing Robert Wyatt and early John Martyn. It'sco-written by AnnettePeacock; Jan Garbarekplays tenor sax and ArildAnderson's dextrousdouble bass-pluckingrecalls Richard Davis'swork on Astral Weeks.Acouple of tracks, withKrog's voice distressedthrough...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... Nova’ album that featured ‘Soul Bossa Nova,’ which included Phil Woods, alto sax; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Clark Terry playing trumpet and flugelhorn; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, present on flute and alto flute; Jerome Richardson on flute, alto flute, and woodwinds; Lalo Schifrin on piano (you may have heard some of his other work here ); Jim Hall, guitar; Chris White, Bass; Rudy Collins,...
University of Florida News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida School of Music will celebrate the 195 birthday of the inventor of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax, with a concert of saxophone music at 12:50 p.m. on Nov. 6 in the University Auditorium. Adolphe Sax, the son of a Belgian musical instrument maker, was born on Nov. 6, 1814. His [...]
St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... to the leader on bass, the lineup for this gig included Warren Wolf (vibes) and Steve Wilson (alto sax), both of whom played on the CD, plus Ulysses Owens. Jr. on drums and St. Louis' own Peter Martin on piano, replacing Carl Allen and Eric Reed, respectively. Though he didn't play on the CD, Martin has been on many of the subsequent Inside Straight gigs, and will be at the piano for their St....
