When I was in college, I heard the story of Siguard Rascher having a keyless saxophone. Basically, a conical tube in the shape of a sax. Mr. Rascher was reported to be able to play anything on it. Well, looks like you can actually get one and try to be a virtuoso like Siguard Rascher. [Continue]
Today, Apple announced it’s Logic Studio. Not only did they pack a ton of features into an already feature rich product, they dropped the price to $499. Amazing. There are new features such as mainstage, five Apple Jam Packs, more software instruments, and thousands of other sounds. Plus, you get Soundtrack 2, which is an [Continue]
Yamaha has a new thing out, called the Tenori Media artist Toshio Iwai and Yamaha have collaborated to design a new digital musical instrument for the 21st century, TENORI-ON. A 16×16 matrix of LED switches allows everyone to play music intuitively, creating a “visible music” interface. Check out a video of it Create Digital Music [Continue]
The latest issue of Flute Talk had an Ad on page 37 for Valgon Rings. No no, this is not a strange Star Trek device, nor is it related to the Vogon’s, whom destroyed Earth in Douglas Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. These rings seem to be a serious thing. To quote the ad: [Continue]
This has been floating around on a couple of email lists I am on. Giant Steps, a great little flash film by Michael Levy. Excellent stuff. And then there is this little gem [Continue]
Saxy Beast writes “I recently read somewhere that later on in his life, John Coltrane played on an early EWI type of sax. He used it to play two notes at once, kind of like multiphonics. I was just wondering if anyone knew anymore about this instrument, i.e. who made it and if he ever [Continue]
This is from a Slashdot article: "I found this wonderful page on the net. The project was initially fueled by the desire to explore the MIDI protocol. It was decided that this would be accomplished by building a MIDI device, and an intelligent hamster controlled MIDI sequencer was designed. Each voice was controlled by two [Continue]
This is a true story. “A musician in Moldova has gone to an extraordinary length to get his career started – by selling his kidney to afford a saxophone. Sergiu, 23 – who as a professional musician has toured parts of Europe – sold the kidney to a Turkish hospital for $10,000 (£5,800). Insane! [Continue]
doc jaxx writes “What is the story with the prices on vintage mouthpieces? I am seeing prices for handmade Guardalas over 1000$. Are there people out there buying mouthpieces for this much? ‘Fess up, people’ because if these are the real prices you are paying then I will not feel like I am the only [Continue]
Ok, the saxophone has been around for a while now. There are all kinds of mouthpieces made of various materials that you can get. There are necks that you can have made of different metals, but this is the strangest add-on yet. A wooden neck. Saxophonist Tim Price seems to be using one now. Anyone [Continue]
I found this in alt.music.saxophone. It’s funny! It is in reference to this guy ordering overseas a mouthpiece from the Woodwind/Brasswind and not getting it in time. sopranoplayer@hotmail.com wrote in message news:4ccd93fc.0303122123.513f1ae8@posting.google.com... I played two gigs today that would require the sound of the Jumbo Java, but I [Continue]
There have been a number of rumors that Apple is preparing a online music service. Four of the five major record companies have committed their music to the Apple service. It could be launched next month. A new version of iTunes will utilize the AAC audio format (MPEG4), which allows for Digital Rights Management. Using [Continue]
I somehow get a Yamaha Magazine called “Backstage Pass”. It’s usually not a good read, however the Spring 2003 issue has some interesting stuff in it. There is a good article about Mark Rivera, Frankie Perez, Jeff Coffin, Lennie Niehaus, and the venerable Phil Woods. All these guys are Yamaha artists, and the articles are [Continue]
I recently have been using Altoid boxes for storing clarinet, soprano, and alto saxophone reeds. I started doing this case my gig bag was littered with loose reeds. The boxes are great, hold about 10 reeds, and prevent them from getting mashed. Other people use spice jars to hold reeds in water or vodka. What [Continue]
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