sax
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Tour of Rico Reeds Factory
Sax players: I’m taking a trip to the Rico Reeds factory today (9/19/12). Any questions you’d like me to ask them? Leave a comment here before 1pm EST (10am Pacific) and I’ll do my best…
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Everything I Want in a Pop Sax Solo
It’s not so much a solo as a beautiful texture. That’s what I always strive to add in pop settings. It’s not about leather pants, walking the bar, dark sunglasses or cool-cat-hats. It’s about pure…
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Playing All the Time
I just had a great phone conversation with my old high school friend and saxophone mentor. We reminisced about how much playing we did back then: practicing early before school, listening–critically–to music during the 30…
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Practicing Sax in the Car
I learned this trick from one of my students. He lives in France and says he’s taken to practicing sax in the car while stuck in traffic on his daily commute! Last night I played…
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How Not to Get a Record Deal
It’s been 7 years since I recorded my last studio album. Now that I have a new one in the can, I find myself back at a place I don’t love: hunting for a record…
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Vintage Selmer or P. Mauriat?
I received the following email from Dave: I keep seeing you in these new adds for P. Mauriat tenors. Did you make the switch for good or do you go back and forth to a…