In this live interview/hang, Jaleel Shaw and I go through a rapid fire list of 20 questions about all things saxophone. One of the top saxophonists active in the modern …
Do You Need to Transcribe Solos? and 19 More Questions with Jaleel Shaw Read More »
https://vimeo.com/556159697 As a repair technician this is the number one thing you can do to prolong the life of your pads and keep your horn in good working condition. You’ll …
Here’s another quick saxophone lesson for you. I lifted this phrase from one of my favorite saxophonists Sonny Stitt. He would play stuff like this all the time in minor …
Use Clichés Like This One in your Solos to Connect with Listeners Read More »
Here’s a mini sax lesson for you. Take this diatonic triad pattern through the keys for some nice arpeggio practice. These are arranged in such a way that it lends …
Curved Soprano Saxophones I don’t know about you, but I’ve always loved curved soprano saxophones, and I’ve always wanted one. Problem was, there were not that easy to come by. …
Easy ii-V-I Lick In this lesson, I’m going to teach you an easy ii-V-I lick. As always there’s a pdf download for you that goes along with this lesson in …
“If you work through this book and do everything in this book you’re going to become a very good altissimo player.” – Ben Wendel In this video I sit down …
The LAST Altissimo Lesson You’ll Ever Need with Ben Wendel Read More »
Here is the first installment (on a trial basis) of the brand new Better Sax “podcast” with live interviews with fantastic saxophonists. Today I spoke to Michael Wilbur from New …
Return of the BASS SAX – Live with Michael Wilbur from Moon Hooch Read More »
Learn about the design process of th BetterSax BURNIN’ mouthpiece in this live hang and Q+A session with Jody Espina, founder of Jody Jazz mouthpieces. Want more giveaways and interviews? …
Designing the BetterSax BURNIN’ Mouthpiece with Jody Espina Read More »
Which saxophone mouthpiece tip opening should I choose? This is a question I have gotten a lot over the years, but now that people are ordering my BURNIN’ alto sax …
Everything I Know About Sax Mouthpiece Tip Openings Read More »
Synthetic v. Cane Saxophone Reeds? A little over 2 years ago I made a video comparing Legere Signature synthetic reeds to cane reeds. Back then, YouTube had this feature where …
Everything I Know About Practicing Today I want to show a bit of my daily practice routine. That way you can see the sort of things that I’m working on …
Ever wonder how a ligature or different kinds of ligatures can affect your saxophone sound? In this video I go through a bunch of different ligatures and give you my …
Jody Espinosa of Jody Jazz and Jay Metcalf of BetterSax join forces to share and demonstrate the whole line of Jody Jazz HR* Custom Dark Mouthpieces. The show is hosted …
BetterSax + Jody Jazz Live Stream | HR* Custom Dark Mouthpieces Read More »
What kind of saxophone sound are you going for? Dark? Bright? A mixture of the two? Or does it depend on the style of music you’re playing? In this video, …
How to Get a DARK Saxophone Sound | Jody Jazz HR* Custom Dark Read More »
He’s an absolute legend, and normally you’d have to spend $45,000/year at the Berklee College of Music to gain his wisdom, OR you can check out this masterclass with the …
Hey Everyone! Welcome back, today I’m gonna show you a few simple techniques for improvising over the classic soul standard “Ain’t no Sunshine” by Bill Withers. Plus, I’ll show you …
5 Ways of Improvising Over Basic Chords + Pentatonic Scale Trick Read More »
One thing I get asked A LOT is what do the different traits of a saxophone mouthpiece mean? What’s the difference between a smaller and larger tip opening? What does …
The Smooth Jazz Lick I don’t listen to a lot of smooth jazz, but when I do, I always hear this recurring thing that I am calling the smooth jazz …
Is the Better Sax Alto better? Now that I have the new Better Sax Alto, I think I spent too much on my Yanagisawa saxophone.. Last year I bought the …
Did I Spend Too Much on My Sax? Better Sax Alto v. Yanagisawa Read More »
You all heard the BetterSax intro plenty of times, and while I think it’s perfect as is – saxophonist Dave Pollack has other ideas. Check out his rendition of the …
Dave Pollack Tackles the BetterSax intro – Smooth Jazz Style Read More »