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Been learning sax (soprano) about 18 months now. At Christmas I got a new mouthpiece (Selmer soloist f)which in general I much prefer. It's tone is edgier and...
Hi from new member Anyone know where I can find / buy the sheet music for the sax solos in Will You? played by Wesley McGoogan? thanks for help / info...
Hi guys. Ive had my alto for about 8 months now, and I`m looking to change my mouthpiece. Trouble is im confused by the vast array of pieces!! I want my sax to...
Hi Frank You ! have to make the saxophone sound different,not the mouthpiece. I know that's a negative statement but sound comes from listening to a vast array...
Hi Frank, Good advice there from Steve Shaw of Cheshire Woodwind, (see previous message). Check out Steve's web site on www.cheshirewoodwindltd.co.uk (also on...
Hi, This is a question that comes up from time to time, see message 360 on this web site. The best arrangement with the alto sax fully scored and accurate to ...
Not strictly sax related but I am perplexed.What is smooth jazz? It seems to thrive on jazz fm but I wonder what it has to do with the music I know and...
Hi John, It's an interesting question, that I shall try to answer in an objective manner: Smooth jazz is a contemporary form of jazz fusion, often using ...
Are there any kind hearted Sax players out there who live near the Islington/Newington Green area, who would be willing to try out my sax for me. I'm having...
Hi Slim. Thanks for the brill advice. Just the kind of info I needed. I guess that I`ll just have to keep on blowing until I find my "sound". Thanks again ...
Hm. Smooth jazz, a controversial subject with us "rough" jazzers :-) I have heard enough of it to categorise it thus: instrumental music employing many...
Slim, Have you read the interview with Sanborn in this month's Jazzwise magazine? It is fascinating to read his accounts with jam sessions with the AACM lot ...
Hi all. On the subject of magazines, can anyone suggest any good ones for the sax player. Ive looked around the local mag shops but can`t find any. Sure there...
Hi, does anyone know where I can get myself a copy of the real book. I have the new real book by chuck sher but it just doesn't have the songs the old one...
I'm woundering if a mouthpiece with a longer and more open lay produces a louder sound for a similar amount of air through the instrument, or is it neccessary...
I have played with a bari 110 lay which i think is equivalent to a 8 or 9 on standard markings.............correct me if wrong, it takes more air to shift thru...
As an Alto player, I cannot comment on Bari mouthpieces, but I am interested in others' opinion of what sounds good. I have been striving for what I call a...
which real book do you want? saxy_pianist <saxy_pianist@...> wrote:Hi, does anyone know where I can get myself a copy of the real book. I have the new...
Hi Everybody, I have been playing tenor saxophone ever since I was in the 5th grade when I was 10 and now I am 23 and just now having the opportunity to really...
Hi JJ go to www.google.com and run a search for ' vintage saxophones ' there are loads of excellent and informative sites there. carry Jefferson Jones...
I guess you are telling me that I have a vintage saxophone? Right? Thanks for your help. cally king <played_misty@...> wrote:Hi JJ go to www.google.com...
Hi JJ, Im not claiming to be an expert.......but am sure I have seen Conn16M saxophones on Vintage sax sites.......There will be a serial number on her, and...
Hi Freddie Your question on favourite sounds has proved more difficult to answer than I originally thought. You got me thinking of why I bought any particular...
Hi Slim and everyone, Just joined the group and would like to accept Slim's invitation to introduce myself. I visited the UK for the first time this February...
Hi Pierre Welcome to the group. I hope you enjoy the exchanges. I'm very much a newcomer to the sax, having started on alto in February of this year. I'm...
Hi all..... have recently come across a CD by Scott Robinson : Thinking Big.......does anyone know ANYTHING at all about the sarousophone he plays on it? I...
Hi All, Im currently trying to locate a sax player based in Newcastle, Durham or Cleveland in the United Kingdom. Must be up for a laugh and able to play funk...