Xvive Review- Make Any Microphone Wireless
For the last several months I have been playing all my gigs using this new Xvive Wireless microphone system. My best clip on saxophone mic is this new Neumann MCM …
8 Ways to Practice the Saxophone Quietly
Daily practice is absolutely essential if you want to get better on the saxophone or just keep your chops up. Problem is, sometimes the noise of the thing presents a …
Braxton Cook is the Future of Jazz Soul Music
My guest today is one of the most exciting saxophonists right now in the music world, Braxton Cook. Not only is he an outstanding sax player in the jazz idiom, …
I Asked Top Saxophone Players How They Got So Good
We do a lot of lesson videos on this channel to help saxophone players get better, but one of the most valuable things in anybody’s musical journey is access to …
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Top 4 NEW Tenor Sax Mouthpieces for a Beautiful and Powerful Sound
New Tenor Sax Mouthpieces We’ve had some fantastic new tenor sax mouthpieces come out in the last year, so today we are going to look at 4 of my favorites. …
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New EMEO Digital Practice Saxophone… OMG
This is the EMEO, and it is Freaking Cool I have been dabbling with wind synths for over 15 years, I’ve owned and tested most of what’s been around in …
Why You Don’t Need Vintage Saxophones – Interview with Jason Marshall
Some players have vintage saxophones and love them, some have more modern horns and love them. Doesn’t matter what you have or play on as long as you are playing …
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Why AI Will NEVER Improvise Jazz
First, let’s define what we mean by “improvising a jazz solo.” In jazz music, improvising a solo means creating a unique and spontaneous musical performance on the spot, often in …
Saxophone Tips for The 6 Hardest Things to Do
Saxophone Tips Everyone’s always looking for saxophone tips, especially because there are plenty of really hard things to do on the saxophone. So here’s a list of hard, yet very …
Why so many Bari Sax Solos in Christmas Songs?
Classic Saxophone Solos – Christmas and Bari Sax Why are there so many Bari Sax Solos in Christmas Songs? The other night I was putting up the Christmas tree with …
15 Key Differences: The SELMER Mark VI and SBA Saxophones
Everyone knows that Selmer produced what were widely considered the best saxophones in the world during the 1950s and 60s. The Mark VI and Super Balanced Action or SBA horns …
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Asking Jazz Legends How to Get Good
Learning from Jazz Legends Recently I got to hear an amazing group of musicians live at the Side Door jazz club in Old Lyme Connecticut. While I was there, I …
House of Harmony – Lesson from Saxophonist Bob Mover
Bob Mover on the BetterSax Podcast My guest today is the great Bob Mover. A virtuosic saxophonist who performed with Chet Baker, Charles Mingus, Lee Konitz and countless others. …
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What I learned at Berklee – Bob Reynolds
Bob Reynolds – A Saxophone Hero My guest today is someone I would call a “saxophone hero.” Bob Reynolds always manages to do more than should be humanly possible, and …
You’re Playing Minor Chords Wrong (22 Minor Key Explorations Course)
When you first learned about minor chords in jazz you were told to play the dorian mode over them right? Everyone is told that, and it’s true, the …
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3 Songs Perfect for Beginner Saxophone players
“3 Songs Perfect for Beginner Saxophone Players If you are a beginner saxophone player you might think it will take you a while before you’re able to play any songs. …
Yamaha YDS-150 Review – NOT What I Expected
Yamaha YDS-150 Review – UNPLAYABLE When I first saw the Yamaha YDS-150, I said to myself that’s got to be good. I mean Yamaha makes good stuff right? OK, …
The Most EFFECTIVE Way to Practice Patterns
A big part of the musical vocabulary you hear in great saxophone solos comes from scale patterns. Today I’m going to teach you an easy and fun to play pentatonic …
10 Tricks for Sax Solos that Win from Avery Dixon on America’s Got Talent
Why Avery Dixon’s Sax Playing Won America’s Got Talent I’ve never watched the show America’s got talent, but it has come to my attention recently because of a young man …
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Wireless Sax Mic Shootout (I can’t believe how good this cheap one is!)
Performing for a large audience? Check out these wireless mic options to help amp up your playing! Plus, hear from the great Michael Ghegan as he play-tests each one.
Joey Defrancesco on Learning the Saxophone
I sit down with the great Joey DeFrancesco who is not only one of the top jazz organists of all time but also a saxophonist!