Braxton Cook is the Future of Jazz Soul Music
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, …
I Asked Top Saxophone Players How They Got So Good
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 …
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Why You Don’t Need Vintage Saxophones – Interview with Jason Marshall
Some players have vintage saxophones and love them, some have more modern horns and love them. Doesn’t matter what you have or play on as long as you are playing …
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15 Key Differences: The SELMER Mark VI and SBA Saxophones
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 …
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Asking Jazz Legends How to Get Good
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 …
What I learned at Berklee – Bob Reynolds
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 …
Joey Defrancesco on Learning the Saxophone
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!
Practicing 365 Hours a Year with Saxophonist Tim Armacost
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 …
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A Saxophone Lesson with Master George Coleman
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 …
How to Find Your Own Musical Personality – with Alex Hahn
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 …
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Do You Need to Transcribe Solos? and 19 More Questions with Jaleel Shaw
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 …
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The Key to Jazz Improvisation – 21 Major Key Explorations with Eric Alexander
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 …
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The LAST Altissimo Lesson You’ll Ever Need with Ben Wendel
“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 …
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Designing the BetterSax BURNIN’ Mouthpiece with Jody Espina
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? …
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BetterSax + Jody Jazz Live Stream | HR* Custom Dark Mouthpieces
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 …
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A Saxophone Masterclass with George Garzone
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 …
The Working Artist Project Presents: Jay Metcalf
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 …
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Kenny G Gives ME a Saxophone Lesson
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 …
Why TV Musicians Get NOTHING for Streaming Content
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 …
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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 …