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...the son of Dewey Redman who is a jazz saxophonist himself. Redman won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone competition, in 1991, the year that he graduated from Harvard. He started out his...
 Now's the time for the inconvenients of saxophones, an overall look at the things that gives headhaches and stresses me and my colleagues sax players along the several years that we've
...t's a beautiful instrument (this one is consensual, I think...). The sax family goes from the huge bass saxophone, passing by all the classical voices: baritone, tenor, alto, soprano and sopranin...
Herb Geller From Rifftides eighty, Herb Geller is playing alto saxophone even better than when he was a key jazz figure in the 1950s and '60s. He is performing not with the gravity o
...fin. The critic Ralph J Gleason once said about him Unquestionably Johnny Griffin can play the tenor saxophone faster, literally, than anyone else alive. At least he can claim this until it's ...
How cool is it to have a musical instrument named after you? Adolphe Sax that invented the first Saxophone was a Belgian manufacturer and he first showed it to the world at the 1841 Brussel
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me an approximate value of an older C.G. Conn C Melody Saxophone I have. I've been told it's a C-Melody Sax. It is silver in color and has the following ma
i have a jupiter 889sg tennor saxophone that i have been trying to play altissimo on. i can not get any of these notes to sound. i have no problem getting them on my yas 62 alto sax. i read that some
I am about to purchase a silver/nickel Maxtone saxophone imported from France, if you have played one or own one of the sax's i'd love it if you could tell me what the quality and tone is like. Thanks
...e' in Natick, Massachusetts last night, and decided to take a closer look at some of the decor - including 2 saxophones hung on the wall. One was junk, missing keys, and a no-name brand at that, 'Dori...
...I posted this awhile ago and got few responses, so I will try again. I just sent an old Yanagisawa soprano saxophone (made between 1969 and 1972). It was stenciled 'Vito' but Leblanc confirmed that ...
I just found this newsgroup today, and I was wondering what the general consensus is on Armstrong saxophones. I have heard them described as everything from boat anchors, to fairly decent horns. I hav
...istmas song 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' - By Brenda Lee? Well I'm trying to find sheet music for the saxophone solo in that song. Or if anyone can find out the notes for that I will pay big mo...
I have a budget of 700$ to purchase a tenor saxophone This is my first experience with music want some input about brands..mouthpieces for this amount of money Thanks and regards
Does anyone have any experience with the noted saxophone? Serial Number #9847XX. I played a M10 a few years back and I was wonderful. This M16 has some scratches and a minor ding, but nothing terrible
I bought a Vito saxophone for my son and would like to know ... who made it? what series it is ?(student or intermediant) and aproximate value. vito is on the bell 52xxxx japan thanks for any in
Anyone know of any good movies with a heavy saxophone content? Thanks,
...sitive direction. It's as though the original necks belong on student horns. I'm convinced that so much of a saxophone's sound is determined in the neck as opposed to the remainder of the instrument. ...
Has anyone ever heard of a Steuben Alto Saxophone? It is made by German Engineering. I am considering this as a student model for learning. I cannot find any Internet information and have no idea what
Since I'm a senior now and I can't do state honors jazz band or march or anything (actually I can march, but I don't wanna), I'm finally going to do the sax weekend at Berklee. What should I expect, a
...I am finding myself looking for a low-cost Sporano Sax. A little background about me...I have been playing Saxophone for over 15 years. I majored in music for 3 years in college and own a profession...
I recently came across an add for a 6 that boasted the original 'Metal Tone Boosters' were intact and on the saxophone. I was wondering what exactly these are and how important they are and how import
We are looking to hire Saxophonist who double. We have a shortage right now of saxophone/clarinet players. Typically we play sax in Big Band, Wind Ensemble, Saxophone Quartet, Pop and Rock settings as
...nt and I play on a 3.5 Vandoren Traditional reed on a Rascher mouthpiece. I have an alto Buescher Aristocrat saxophone. I just bought the instrument last month. I use it for the study of classical mus...
...the 11-piece Rhythm de Luxe Orchestra * my CDs (and how to buy them) * and of course my book CELEBRATING THE SAXOPHONE (and how to buy it now that Amazon & B&N no longer stock it!) Do drop by and le...
...West Valley Music. I bought the flute after I had some surgery, and was going nuts because I couldn't play saxophone. I figured it would be a good chance to pick up a double. Anyhow, I'm not much of...
...playing tenor at this rate... Visit my site 'Merlin's Mouthpiece' http://www.attcanada.ca/~merlinw Jupiter Saxophone Artist/Clinician 'It ain't got that swing if it's played by a thing.'...
...would be appreciated. If I get pics on a web link I will post it ASAP on this forum. The address will be www.saxophone-place.com/bari.htm The link is not ready yet but should be in a few days so if yo...
My friend has 2 old bass saxophones (in Bes) , one still plays very good, does anybody can tell me something more about their age, and maybe something about the prices of these old bass saxophones.
... a copy of Larry Teal's 'Daily Exercises for the Improvement of Saxophone Technique' would you? I remember back in the day Mr. Ewell was like: 'Lyle buy this book, it'll really help you improve' so
... and I can find all the guitar music I want for him and some violin and drums, but what I really want is the saxophone. Does anyone have any saxophone music written out for _ANY_ Dave Matthews Band So...
How many famous people played saxophone in their life ie: Alan Greenspan, Sid Ceasar.Bill Clinton. Who else?
I've heard about a new brand of saxes called Unison. Has anyone tried any? how do they compare sound and quality wise to the big 4? (Yanigasawa, Keilworth, Yamaha, and Slemer I think it is).
...l! Also I have seen questions re playing Sax and Clarinet and I would add that it may be hard going from a Saxophone to a Clarinet but I think it's better than no experience with a wind instrument. ...
I have recently found the need for an additional soprano saxophone and have found someone that sells horns with the Maxtone label. Realizing I only require this for backup purposes, would this horn be
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