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 […]

  I recently had the chance to meet up with saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins at the Nice Jazz Festival.  We had a great conversation about what he worked on to develop such a beautiful sound, his backstory and how he started playing saxophone, the setup he plays on, and how he was able to get his

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

  I had the chance to catch up with Jaleel Shaw, a veteran of the New York jazz scene, at the 2023 Nice Jazz Festival to check out his performance with the Dave Holland New Quartet.  In this conversation, we talk about what it’s like to tour internationally with jazz legends such as Roy Haynes

  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

  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

  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

  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