The Week in Saxophone: Oct. 29, 2010
Your weekly sampling of some of this past week’s saxophone-related news:
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- David Sanborn plays through the pain
- Henry Threadgill makes name for himself among jazz’s elite [Sorry(!), but this web page has disappeared since the original publication of this article]
- Jazz giant Phil Woods swings hard with DePaul Jazz Ensemble
- A musical chameleon finds his true colours (the Joel Frahm interview)Â [Sorry(!), but this web page has disappeared since the original publication of this article]
- At long last, Avner Dorman saxophone concerto gets its due from Alabama Symphony, Joshua Redman
- Jazz meets classical as Joshua Redman performs with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- Jason Robinson: The New Western
- Album: John Cage, A Cage of Saxophones, Vols 3 & 4
- Reader email: multiple woodwinds degree or single-instrument degree? (Bret Pimental)
- Joe McPhee Survival Unit III, The Vortex, London, 21/10/2010
- Saxophone & Stormy Weather
- Grover Washington Jr – Mister Magic – Solid Saxophone Groove
- Saxophone Parts and Rocket Parts!
- Early Learning Centre / Saxophone with Color Coded Keys [Sorry(!), but this web page has disappeared since the original publication of this article]
- Anderson et al, Vortex Jazz Club, London (Paul Van Kemenade)
- Hohner President Altos… Now They’re Popping Up On Both Sides Of The Pond
- Saxophone, percussion faculty to collaborate sound, rhythm
- Classical Coffee Mornings: Sirocco Saxophone Quartet
- Grad student showcased in top jazz magazine [Sorry(!), but this web page has disappeared since the original publication of this article]
- Preview: a “tour de force” for saxophone
- Jazz musician heartbroken over stolen sax [Sorry(!), but this web page has disappeared since the original publication of this article]
- Jazzman (Michael Paulo)
- JAZZ: Grant Stewart (10/29-30)Â [Sorry(!), but this web page has disappeared since the original publication of this article]
- The Role of the Saxophone Section in the Big Band [Sorry(!), but this web page has disappeared since the original publication of this article]
- Doctor of Jazz [Sorry(!), but this web page has disappeared since the original publication of this article]
October 31, 2010 @ 10:36 am
Ok people I’m 41 and I’m picking up my Alto after about 15 years and am going to try to join the local county concert band tomorrow night.I’m kind of tripping out, But my teanage daughters (orchestra) are telling me just do it. I guess I’m looking for advice to get my nerve back up, Some of it is coming back, But scales are coming back so easy
October 31, 2010 @ 12:23 pm
Hey there Mongo,
That’s so great that you’re picking up your alto again! And I think that your daughters’ advice is spot-on.
Now, if you were picking up your alto after 15 years to play a concerto with the New York Philharmonic, then that would be one thing. However, being that you’re joining a local county concert band, then I can pretty much guarantee you that the band is going to consist of folks who are not full-time musicians, but folks in your same exact situation.
It’s just like when people start a new job and have that thought of “they’re all going to realize that I’m a fraud who slipped in between the cracks.” But that is pretty much never the case. My philosophy with potentially intimidating gigs is that if I’m there, then *I belong there.*
So I say go have fun, give it 100% of whatever it is that you’ve got, and forget about the opinions of others, since their opinions won’t really do much for your life in the big scheme of things one way or another. You’re probably doing much better than you think you are.
Thanks so much for sharing your situation with us, and I hope that what I said helps at least a little!
Doron
November 1, 2010 @ 4:26 am
Thats really COOL ,Thanks for that response. I’ll try to give an update tomorrow, Becasue tonght I get in the saddle again
November 1, 2010 @ 9:47 am
Yes, please do give and update, and let me know if I can be of any further help!
November 1, 2010 @ 7:45 pm
Well Ijust got back from my first formal rehersal in like 15 yrs with the county concert band. I’m alittle light headed haha ,But it went well although I do have get some pads redone I couldn’t get the D out. The bonus was they are working on their holiday show so alot of the songs I knew the melody. Thanks for your support
November 1, 2010 @ 11:15 pm
Haha, of course, I’m not surprised at all that it went well, but so happy to hear it! And once you get those horn repairs, it will be that much better.
Glad I could help, and please do let me know how it goes with the band.