Jazz-Sax, all things Jazz and Sax
YouTuber Dr. Wally Wallace has launched a fantastic online Saxophone learning program. FOR FREE. Seriously, new stuff each month, good videos, a Jazz Etude, exercise PDF for tone quality, technique, listening assignments, and more. Highly recommended. The Saxophone Academy (link to the courses is in the YouTube video description)
So I guess these are out in the wild now?
“The YDS-150 effectively emulates an authentic saxophone experience digitally—from the sound and key layout to feedback from the instrument—while maintaining the sense of unity between the saxophone and musician. The Digital Saxophone breaks the barrier to entry for new or returning musicians providing the ability to quickly express themselves creatively and musically.Unlike MIDI Wind Controllers,…
From Bobby Owsinski’s blog “Saxes can be tricky when it comes to capturing their sound, so there are many approaches you can take when recording. Here are a few taken from the latest edition of my Recording Engineer’s Handbook.“
Kinda interesting…..
From the Smithsonian Magazine: “In August of 1955, Chan Parker, the widow of legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker, was in a rowboat in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, trying to save the legacy of the love of her life. Roiling flood waters were rising in the wake of Hurricane Diane, and Parker, just months after the death of one of the…
Read More “The Long Journey Of Charlie Parker’s Saxophone” »
In a follow up to my review of the Woodwind Design’s Baritone Stand, here is my review of the Alto version. The saxophone that I take around the most is my Alto. In the Tripack case. The case has been modified to hold a Piccolo. Something I find I need a lot when gigging. The…
Now this looks VERY interesting…..seems to be a kickstarter for a midi sax (bluetooth).
Such a good article….. Saxophone player Justin Walker has fulfilled his childhood dream of “being able to just sort of stand around and wait” professionally, after recently joining a local ska band, elated sources confirmed.
Over two years ago, I wrote about this stand I saw on youtube. Blew my mind. A Carbon Fiber stand?!? What wizardry is this? Playing sax, we are sort of shackled with the “standard” stand from Hercules or other similar ones. The Hercules stand is terrible. And it is yellow. Like construction yellow. *blah* So, getting…
Preach it brother!
Epic
Agree on everything said here.
I can’t believe this sort of crap gets funded. Weren’t there already several things like this already? Perhaps Erik the flutemaker needs to get a lawyer……