California Suite by Claude Bolling
Here is a version of the California Suite by Claude Bolling I modified for Soprano Saxophone. Enjoy!
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2024 Year In Review
Things I liked and/or bought: I switched to Boston Sax Shop Silver Label Tenor Reeds. They play great. I used to use Rico Plasticovered reeds. Not any more. I think I got several of these this year? Or maybe last year. Anyhow, these are great. Boston Sax Shop Voyager Saxophone Multi-Tool. I sort of started…
How 14 Expensive Instruments Are Crafted by Masters
Saxophone is in there.
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Jazz-Sax.com has been around……….for a long time. Like the 90s. Yeah. It has gone through various iterations, and the current one is this. Enjoy!
A Jazz Composer’s Journey with Dorico
So, I was initially sad and angry that MakeMusic decided to kill off Finale. They are “focusing” on their cloud shit. Ok, fine. So the option was either Musescore, Sibelius, or Dorico. Now, I’ve used Musescore off and on. It’s ok. I’ve never liked Sibelius. I’ve tried several times to get into it. It has…
Zinn Practice Regimen – 2025
The Zinn Practice regimen start way way back. In the 90s. I had a version way back then, but it seems to be lost in time. The various versions are here. With the untimely death of Finale, my notation program since……forever…..as a learning exercise I decided to convert the Regimen to Dorico. And the results…
Two Items to add to your Gig Bag
Found two great little items to add to your gig bag. First item are these SEFONE Keychain Work Lights. They are small, have magnets, and are way bright. So useful for packing up stuff on the stage. They are replacing the Lmaytech lights I previously recommended (I still love those though, but these lights are…
FinaleScript to Format Page for iPad (2022 version)
A long time ago, back in 2017, I wrote a post on how to make a script using FinaleScript to format a page for an iPad. Seems like in the latest version of Finale (version 27) they changed the format somewhat. The script now should be this.
Search for the best Pedal Accessory
There is a huge need for a simple, yet effective pedal that every sax player needs on their pedal board. That is a microphone preamp with FX loop. There are several out there, but saxophonists really need something more. What if they also play a wind synth but want to use their pedals with it?…
How Michael Brecker Reinvented the Concept of Jazz Hero
Found this article by Ted Gioia. A must read. Tomorrow marks the 15th anniversary of Michael Brecker’s death at age 57. That gives me a good excuse to reassess his legacy. The release of Bill Milkowski’s new book on the saxophonist was another useful prod, providing me with additional information and insights. I hope the essay below…
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Christmas Gifts 2021 (Misc)
Some gift ideas of things that aren’t really music related, or software music related. Luggage Tags – I love these aluminum ones. You can put your business card in them and affix them to your instruments or bags. They look great. Business Card Holder – Speaking of business cards, if you have cards (which is…
Gig Hacks
One of the things I think a lot of people do not do is label their equipment. Like your cords. Your bags. Your GEAR. There are a couple of things I use to keep track of my gear. Number one is getting tags. I long time ago, I got some of these Aluminum Luggage tags…
Christmas Gifts 2021 (Hardware)
There are lots of people putting out lists of what to get people. This is yet another one. iPad – The most essential things you need is an iPad. You can put ALL your music on there. You can take it to gigs. You can write on it using a Apple Pencil (gen 1) or…
Lettuce’s Ryan Zoidis’s Setup
Recently, I’ve been doing a deep dive into Lettuce. Their sax player, Ryan Zoidis has a very interesting setup for the band. Check out this video of him and what he does. Good stuff.
Cowboy Bebop Opening (Netflix)
Not sure how I feel about a live action version of this. I mean, I think I am thankful they didn’t change or “reimagine” the opening theme. Here is the opening theme I did like, a long long time ago.