Have you ever found a song on MySpace, YouTube, or Soapbox that you just can’t stop listening to. For musicians like Suzy and me this is a very common occurrence. So I thought I share some of my new favs with the caveat that I am a reed musician so that helps define my taste in music.

First I’d like to mention a sax player’s CD and that is Pete Thomas’ Mr. Lucky and you can see his fabulous underwater sax playing video on YouTube. The song he plays on this video uses that very sexy saxophone growl technique and the underwater pictures were taken in England and a friends salt water swimming pool.

The prop sax was borrowed from a repair shop for the filming and if you look closely, you can see the keys are all missing. Bonus points if you can figure what kind of sax (soprano, alto, tenor, or baritone) he is playing. Don’t be fooled by the tenor sax in the video.  ;o)

Next is Caroline Glass (I wish she was a relative ;o) and her Tinfoil Hat song. Not only is she a cutie, she plays some very exotic instruments including an English horn, oboe, bass clarinet, and pictured here, bass saxophone.

I’ve ordered her CD, but haven’t received it yet. So I must make do by going to her MySpace site for my listening pleasure. I get an almost visceral response to her bass saxophone and bass clarinet voicings. I would aspire to play as sensually as Caroline does; it’s obvious she loves her profession.

She is one of the reason’s I purchased my Buescher bass sax. That and listening to Seattle’s own Paul Woltz and the Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band. Both of these fine musicians play a Buescher bass sax. However Paul and I use the old pickle mouthpiece and Caroline’s looks like a Vandoran or modified bari sax piece.

I have so many CD’s to pick from, but to finish the post and provide a change in pace, I am really into Sara Gazarek’s "Yours". My fav cuts are the title song and her very special rendition of Blackbird. Sara is a vocalist who performs nationally but calls Las Angeles home. Her sexy vocalizations take you away from where you are to a place where time slows down and you are surrounded by those you love.

I’m gonna cheat and add my newest local (Seattle) find. Her name is Miya Collins and she too is a fine vocalist. Her musical stylings are charged with electricity, placing you in an intimate place where the rhythms carry you to new highs of pleasure. I can’t find a CD of Miya’s but there is no doubt that in the very near future we will be able to find one on Amazon.com. :o)

There are so many fine musicians in the Seattle area, that Suzy and I are never at a loss for a new place and talent to enjoy. Keep the music live! Support and love your local musicians.