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Altoist Danny Janklow’s Road to Success, “Three Pillars” of Improv, and Much More

Introduction The first time I heard Danny Janklow play was some years ago at one of Vandoren’s “Vandojam” concerts, which take place as part of the NAMM show in Anaheim, California each year. I was blown away by his level of skill given his age. I recently got to see Danny play at the Black [read more…]

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How to Use Breath Support to Fatten Your Sound and Fix Intonation

To anyone who’s ever played a wind instrument, the advice to use proper air support is not exactly “insider information”. We’ve all heard it before, many times. Over the course of my years on the saxophone, I certainly have been advised to “support the air from the diaphragm” , but I have to admit – [read more…]

The new JodyJazz DV HR Tenor uses the patented DV secondary window to add mid and low harmonics, resulting in a more authoritative tone than normal tenor sax mouthpieces provide. And the long straight somewhat high baffle gives the mouthpiece it’s fantastic projection and cutting power along with excellent altissimo.

The New DV HR Tenor from JodyJazz

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The New DV HR Tenor from JodyJazz

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Geeking Out at the Boston Sax Shop and Virtuosity Musical Instruments

Introduction Back in May, I finally made the trip to visit my sister in Boston. While in Boston, I knew before I left I needed to check out the music scene as well as any music shops that focused on saxophones (problems of a gear head). Even though I was only visiting for a couple [read more…]

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Celebrating Saxophone Day with 10 Sax Jokes You’ve Never Heard Before

It’s been a good 12 years since I published one of the all-time most popular articles on this website. That post being my most recent (and only) collection of terrible saxophone jokes to commemorate the birthday of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of our beloved instrument. November 6 (tomorrow, at the time of this writing in [read more…]

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Dynamic Saxophonists Steve Kortyka and Ryan Devlin on the Process of Making an Album

Introduction Steve Kortyka and newcomer on the scene, Ryan Devlin are two heavy players navigating the scene today at different points in their musical careers. Between the two of them, they’ve recorded multiple albums – Ryan with Thoughts on the Matter and The Shape of Light, and Steve with Steps Forward, Wedding Song, and Looking [read more…]

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Put Aside All Jazz Improv Videos and Books (Temporarily) and Do This Instead

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that unless you a super-advanced and possibly professional improvising musician, you sometimes struggle to come up with new stuff to play in your solos. Next, I’m going to go out a bit farther out on that limb and guess that many of you look to resources [read more…]

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Is Roberto’s New Uovo the One Ring To Rule All Ligatures?

Introduction One of the first saxophone-centered stores I ever visited was Roberto’s Winds. I remember when I first visited, the Vandoren V16 hard rubber line of mouthpieces for tenor and alto sax had just come out, in addition to Roberto’s Reeds and earlier versions of their wooden ligatures Quite recently, in addition to reeds, ligatures, [read more…]

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A Guide to Purchasing a Saxophone Mouthpiece

The mouthpiece you use on your saxophone contributes a great deal to the sound you produce on the sax. It creates a link and bond between you and the saxophone. Because of how important the role of the mouthpiece is in shaping your “tone-signature” on the sax, it is one accessory you should always take [read more…]

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Tenor Titan Joel Frahm’s Story Plus Musical Philosophy, Practice Techniques, and More

Introduction Besides being one of the nicest people you will ever meet, Joel has a real passion for music and it clearly shows in his playing. I had the opportunity to meet Joel probably 8 or 9 years ago when he was based in Brooklyn to chat about music as well as gear. Joel had [read more…]

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Seasoned Saxman and Social Media Maven, Dave Pollack on Practicing, Career Choices, More

Introduction While attending TCNJ (The College of New Jersey), a music major named John Ketts told me that if I wanted to really get my jazz chops together, then I should study with one of his friends who just graduated from William Paterson University named Dave Pollack. I had never heard of Dave before, but [read more…]

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