Playing Burnin Funk Sax Solos with Tower of Power – Tom Politzer

I had the chance to meet up with Tower of Power tenor sax soloist, Tom Politzer, after their show at the 2023 Nice Jazz Festival. We had a great conversation that you’re sure to enjoy. https://towerofpower.com/tom-e-politzer Early Musical Influences and Journey Tom Politzer began his musical journey with the clarinet at the age of eight.

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Top Baritone Saxophone Players

  Everyone loves the bari sax, but there aren’t nearly as many specialists on this instrument as there are on alto and tenor saxophone. To celebrate the release of the new BetterSax Burnin’ Baritone Mouthpiece, I put together a list of some of the greatest bari sax players of all time. Consider this part history

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14 Reed Tricks You Need To Know

Today is the big day, you can now order BetterSax Jazz Cut Reeds, and to celebrate I made this video with my best reed tips that I have learned over decades of playing, studying with masters, and lots of trial and error. If you have any additional tips that don’t get covered here, please share

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How to Succeed in the Music Business – Terrace Martin

  I met up with saxophonist, producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin for an interview about music, saxophone and life. In this conversation, he shares insights into his journey, influences, and the keys to his remarkable career. Terrace Martin’s label – Sounds of Crenshaw: https://soundsofcrenshaw.com/terrace-martin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundsOfCrenshaw/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soundsofcrenshaw/ Terrace Martin’s Musical Journey Terrace Martin’s

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The Origin of Yanagisawa Saxophones

During my recent trip to Japan, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nobushige Yanagisawa, the President of Yanagisawa. He gave me a wonderfully detailed look at the history of Yanagisawa and how it has evolved over the years. This is a translation of our conversation, in his own words. How was Yanagisawa started? It’s

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Best Theo Wanne Mouthpiece EVER?

  Theo Wanne has been making amazing professional saxophone mouthpieces for decades, and one of the unique features of these is that they get updated all the time. I’m going to show and play for you all the new Theo Wanne tenor mouthpiece designs, including the brand new Brahma mouthpiece in both hard rubber and

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This Technique Saves 100s of Practice Hours- Improvisation Shortcut

  Learning how to improvise can be tough. There’s so much information to learn and things to practice. It can be really overwhelming sometimes. Right? I certainly remember feeling overwhelmed a lot. Right now, I’m going to share with you a shortcut for getting better at improvising solos that’s guaranteed to speed up the process

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