Everyone knows that Selmer produced what were widely considered the best saxophones in the world during the 1950s and 60s. The Mark VI and Super Balanced Action or SBA horns …
15 Key Differences: The SELMER Mark VI and SBA Saxophones Read More »
Learning from Jazz Legends Recently I got to hear an amazing group of musicians live at the Side Door jazz club in Old Lyme Connecticut. While I was there, I …
Bob Reynolds – A Saxophone Hero My guest today is someone I would call a “saxophone hero.” Bob Reynolds always manages to do more than should be humanly possible, and …
I sit down with the great Joey DeFrancesco who is not only one of the top jazz organists of all time but also a saxophonist!
Tim Armacost Check out my live interview with the great Tim Armacost. He’s got a new book out called “The Jazz Saxophone Book”, which is a complete method for learning …
Practicing 365 Hours a Year with Saxophonist Tim Armacost Read More »
I had the exceptional honor and good fortune to be able to meet with Master George Coleman at his home on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. I don’t know …
Q+A with Alex Hahn BetterSax coming back with another great guest interview – Alex Hahn. He is an award-winning, young, and emerging artist that has played with lots of legendary …
How to Find Your Own Musical Personality – with Alex Hahn Read More »
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 »
Eric Alexander Eric Alexander, by any measure is one of the top saxophonists in the world today. In this video, we are talking about his new course 21 Major Key …
The Key to Jazz Improvisation – 21 Major Key Explorations with Eric Alexander Read More »
“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 »
Learn about the design process of the 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 »
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 »
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 …
Had the pleasure of speaking with The Working Artist Project about my life, career, and BetterSax. Check out the full interview below, or check out the podcast here. The Working …
The Working Artist Project Presents: Jay Metcalf Read More »
Kenny G gives ME a Saxophone Lesson! In this video we are going to get some advice, inspiration and a music lesson from the biggest selling instrumental recording artist of all …
Today we’re talking to my friend Ian Hendrickson Smith. He’s a great saxophone player who works on the tonight show with Jimmy Fallon playing with the Roots. You can watch …
Why TV Musicians Get NOTHING for Streaming Content Read More »
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Secret Super Power of a Slow Learner – Derek Brown BeatBox Sax Read More »
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 …
Silencing Your Internal Editor – Carpooling With Bob Reynolds Read More »
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 …
