I have reviewed plenty of different electronic saxophones on this channel. And today I have another one for you, but as you can see it is clearly different. Now I have to be honest with you. At first I was kind of skeptical on this thing. Maybe because it’s all plastic or so small, but […]
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Eric Marienthal is one of the all time great saxophone players and educators. He has won Grammys, he has recorded countless albums and soundtracks including 6 of his own as a leader. He has performed with many of the world’s greatest musicians in a multitude of genres, and is also the author of several
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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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I recently got this incredible sound proofed studio that can be built in about an hour from what are essentially really fancy high tech legos. I only wish I had this 20 years ago as it would have changed my life. Quick backstory Let me know if you can relate. At some point, in
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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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My guest today is Nathan Graybeal, otherwise known as @Saxologic on YouTube. He has amassed a following of over 188K subscribers and went viral with the Mario Kart Lick. He is currently working on his doctorate in saxophone performance at the University of Memphis. In this interview Nathan and I talk about making the
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My guest is Donny McCaslin, one of the most exciting saxophone players of our generation. He’s been making incredible music for quite a while now having recorded more than a dozen albums as a leader and several dozen more as a sideman, he is perhaps most well known for his work on David Bowie’s
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My guest today is the world renowned pianist, educator, composer and author Kenny Werner. His landmark book Effortless Mastery has been revelatory for musicians around the world since it was published more than 25 years ago. His latest book Becoming the Instrument guides us further down the path of liberating the master musician within
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What happens when two saxophone players try each other’s horns? The fact is that pretty much all saxophone players are biased towards the saxophone that they play on. So with few exceptions, someone who plays a Mark VI is going to be biased towards their Mark VI. Somebody who plays Yanagisawa is going to be
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Hello Saxophone friends, this is going to be a special video. I’ve got here the latest creation from Selmer Paris, the most legendary manufacturer of saxophones in history. It’s the new Selmer Supreme tenor saxophone. I’m excited because it’s not everyday that Selmer comes out with a new model. Think about this, the first
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There’s a brand new mouthpiece out that the saxophone world is very excited about. JodyJazz has just released the Hard Rubber version of their flagship DV mouthpiece for alto saxophone. I’m going to play it for you so you can hear what it can do, and then we’ll compare it to the metal version
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How much time do you spend practicing saxophone? Never enough to play the way you want to play right? I’m going to show you a technique for getting better at playing saxophone or any musical instrument that will save you countless hours practicing. I’ve been doing this for years and it really works, costs nothing
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Today we are going to learn how to play 3 very popular songs on the saxophone. I’m also going to tell you how you can get the sheet music for free as well as these very cool, smart accompaniment tracks to play along with. This is a super fun way to get better on
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You are going to love the collection of gimmicky sax gadgets we have for you in this video. Some are silly, some are surprisingly useful and some are just awesome. Reed Renew Reed Renew is a product that is supposed to extend the life of my reed. They claim it will last at
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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 114. I love the sound and its amazing build quality. I wanted a simple solution for making it wireless though. Quick thank you to the
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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 real problem. Practice Saxophone In the Car For a while, my practice room was my lowly Fiat Punto that a friend gave me. Yes,
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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, but he has created his own sound and style combining elements of multiple musical genres. In this interview he shares with us his musical
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How do I get a good sound? Many of you are asking this question and expressing frustration with the process. I have a short answer for you that I guarantee will work. I asked for questions, and you guys delivered a ton of really great ones. Many of the questions I’m going to answer in
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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 great mentors and top saxophone players. Recently, I went out to a bunch of concerts across 3 different countries, and asked some of my
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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. If you are considering getting some new tenor sax mouthpieces this should help you get started. BetterSax Burnin’ Tenor Mouthpiece I’m going to review these
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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 that time, and in this video I’m going to tell you why the EMEO is a total game changer. I’ve had this thing for a
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