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Just signed up to this very interesting looking group with some great links. Started playing the alto sax about 18 months ago (Jupiter 500 series), being...
Hi Alan, Welcome to the list. I admire the way you have jumped into music. Good for you. BTW, I love my Jupiter alto. I play many other instruments as well...
Hi I've been playing guitar 35 years and just last year bought my first sax - a Yamaha Tenor - and I LOVE IT! I play guitar and bass with a jazz band and will...
Hi Alan, there are several ways of doing this.....is there a Jazz workshop in your area?....you get to meet all sorts of people and play and learn...and they...
That is one of the greatest factual relies I have ever read (heard) we all should use it has the credo, for any budding sax player. Pierre you are a true soul...
Hi Alan, Like you, I started playing sax in my later years. I went to college (part-time) to study theory and to gain experience with playing with others. I...
Thanks for the kind words. They are truly music to my ears. My love affair with the alto can only be fully understood by another sax player like yourself. ...
Hi y'all, Don't forget the Saxophone Day at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England on 26th October 2003. If it's anything like last year...
There are regularly a stack of "Fremont" saxes for sale on ebay (alto, tenor, soprano). They are very cheap (maybe too cheap) so I wondered if anyone out...
They are probably be described best as "good beginner instruments", better than the really poor China imports like intermusic and various other Chinese...
Hey all :) I got my sax from ebay (£400), the Fremont Sahara. Its my first sax as Ive said prevously; the only thing wrong with it is that it is a Tenor sax...
Hello all, I'm new to this group, so I guess it's about time I posted a message to say hello to everyone. Like quite a few people here, I started the sax late...
Hi all. I'm just back from holiday and it was good to see a load of messages from new members. Some interesting points made. The number of people of a similar...
Hi Hog, Welcome. Good for you, man. Stay enthusiastic, stay motivated, and your tenor playing will become more and more fun as you keep improving. I love it...
I have a delema, i dont know if either of the two sax brandes fremont and monique are any good, so iif you have aby insight on this plz feel free to tell me...
I have a delema, i dont know if either of the two sax brandes fremont and monique are any good, so iif you have aby insight on this plz feel free to tell me...
They are both basically budget stencil models, generally speaking better than the very cheap Intermusic, Stagg etc. models, but not quite as good as the Yamaha...
For those who have just joined us, be sure to visit www.saxtipsezine.com. By the end of September the new website with the new design will be launched. Be sure...
Hi, I'm a non-musician (tin ear and all) who loves sax music. I found a Buescher Aristocrat (alto) for $89 at the Salvation Army. Got lucky - the guy at the...
Hi there, I've just joined this group and from reading snippets from the message archive it seems a most delightful place to be. I'm an amateur player aged 50...
The sarrusophones (the spelling varies) were patented by the french bandmaster Sarrus in 1856 some 10 years after Adolphe Sax's saxophone patent. Like the...
Hi George and welcome to the club. Sounds like you got a bargain with the sax. What do you mean by a "fake" book? If you've read some of my posts, you'll know...
Depends what you mean by "smooth" jazz. If you mean Bossa Nova then I would highly recommend an album I picked up last week in HMV for £13.99. It's simply...