Best Budget Tenor Saxophone – Jean Paul TS-400
Jean Paul Tenor Saxophone Today I am going to review the Jean Paul TS-400 Tenor Saxophone. I was very impressed with the Jean Paul AS-400 Alto Saxophone, so I’m expecting …
That Time Leo P Rocked 🤘🏼 the Saxophone World
That Time Leo P Went Beast Mode I think every sax player in the world has seen the video where Leo P plays the intro to “Moanin” at the BBC …
Sax Soloing in Pop Music – with Michael Ghegan
My friend Michael Ghegan came by the studio the other day. Besides being an all around incredible multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, arranger and producer… He is an authority on playing the …
What Happened to New York’s Famed Music District?
Saxophone repair shops seem to be an endangered species these days. There was a time where you could take your sax to any number of places in times square. It …
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3D Printed Saxophone Mouthpieces from SYOS – All Hype?
3D Printed mouthpieces are the new thing in the saxophone world that everyone’s talking about. In today’s video I’m going to play test a bunch of these SYOS mouthpieces. Then …
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The Secret Super Power of a Slow Learner – Derek Brown BeatBox Sax
Derek Brown – BeatBox Sax “My special ability is not memorizing things, it’s not that I pick up things quickly or have a good ear… If I have any special …
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SQUEAKY Saxophone Reeds, Altissimo, LOW Notes, Overtones | Q&A #1
Q&A #1 – Squeaky Saxophone Reeds… Today, I’m answering YOUR saxophone questions in the first BetterSax Q&A. I’ll cover: how to fix and avoid squeaky saxophone reeds playing in the …
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Silencing Your Internal Editor – Carpooling With Bob Reynolds
Carpooling with Bob Reynolds In this interview, I talk with one of my favorite saxophone players, Bob Reynolds. We discuss what it’s like managing competing priorities as a recording artist …
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Conversations with Doctor Thunder
Doctor Thunder Had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sean Wallace AKA “Doctor Thunder.” We talked about content creation, the value of a college degree in music in the age …
Top 10 Myths about Learning Saxophone
There’s so much information out there these days, it can be tough to know what to listen to and what things might be saxophone myths. Today, I want to try …
How to Improve Every Saxophone Reed – The ReedGeek
The ReedGeek Those of you who follow BetterSax closely, know just how much I love the ReedGeek and what it can do for my saxophone playing. Earlier this year, my …
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How to Play More Interesting Improvised Lines – Chad LB
Chad LB Back during my trip to NY during the early months of 2020, I sat down with my great friend and amazing saxophone player Chad Lefkowitz-Brown or Chad “LB.” …
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BetterSax Interview with The Daniel Chia Show
Daniel Chia & BetterSax I had the pleasure of speaking with Daniel Chia for about 2 hours answering questions, talking about the saxophone, different kinds of gear recommendations, and everything …
The Saxophone School & BetterSax Interview
Had the pleasure of speaking with The Saxophone School on Instagram Live the other day. The Saxophone School is based out of Nigeria and is constantly doing great interviews with …
A Saxophone Lesson in Harlem – Jason Marshall on Baritone Sax
“I have been entrusted with an aptitude for music so that I can be about the work of wellness in my community and in my environment. That work includes restoring …
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Rusted Hinge Rod Repair
This is a quick repair tutorial on fixing a rusted hinge rod – a very common problem on saxophones. Might be a good idea to check your soprano octave key …
Bad Reeds and How to Fix Them – The ReedGeek
The ReedGeek Saxophone Reeds giving you trouble? I’m going to show you a tool to help make your lousy reeds playable, and your good reeds even better. I’m using a …
Otto Link Tone Edge 7* – Mini Mouthpiece Review
Otto Link Tone Edge 7* I recently had my Otto Link Tone Edge 7* mouthpiece refaced by Phil-Tone Mouthpieces. While this mouthpiece is now much improved after I had it …
Phil-Tone Intrepid 7* – Mini Mouthpiece Review
The Intrepid 7* This Intrepid 7* mouthpiece was my main piece for a while before my current mouthpiece testing frenzy. This is from Phil-Tone Mouthpieces. What do you think of …
Jay Metcalf and Grace Kelly talk about Sax and more
Had the pleasure of hanging out and catching up with the fabulous Grace Kelly on Instagram the other day. We talk about how we were able to make music our …
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Phil-Tone Tribute Ltd 7* – Mini Mouthpiece Review
The Tribute Ltd 7* This mouthpiece is the Tribute Ltd 7* for tenor saxophone from Phil-Tone Mouthpieces. I really love this kind of dark, yet powerful mouthpiece with lots of overtones. …
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