Amazing One-Man Sax Quartet
Blues and the Bent Side Key
By Jeff Driskill
I came across this video the other day and was totally blown away. The video is by Los Angeles saxophonist Jeff Driskill, who’s played with some of the best jazz groups in L.A. including Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Chris Walden, Bob Florence, The John Daversa Progressive Big Band as well as The Les Hooper Band.
Inspired by the videos from the band Pomplamoose, Jeff recorded and then edited his own video which shows multiple simultaneous clips of himself playing the alto, tenor, and baritone sax parts in the quartet composition.
Regardless of your horn, mouthpiece, or reed, the truth is, to the outside listener, you sound pretty much like...you. It's not that gear doesn't affect your sound at all, but your biggest and richest sound will only come by developing the skills within both your body and mind to sound great on any setup.
So if you're willing to move beyond having your day ruined by a lousy reed, then sax legend David Liebman's course, Ultimate Guide to Saxophone Sound Production is where you're going to want to go next.
Broken down into bite-sized lessons, this streaming video program covers just about every single aspect of saxophone sound production. It represents his entire life's work teaching the techniques and concepts that were handed down to masters such as Michael Brecker, Bob Berg, and Harvey Pittel (among many others), and then refined over the course of decades teaching countless lessons and masterclasses worldwide. Click below to see for yourself why so many professional saxophonists consider David's thorough, methodical, and practical approach the "real deal" for players at any level.
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The Ultimate Guide to Saxophone Sound Production
If you’re interested in performing this piece with your own sax quartet. hop on over to Jeff’s website to pick up the sheet music for yourself.
Besides being fun to watch, the best part is Jeff’s killer playing and writing, so enjoy and let me know what you think!
