Category Archives: Jazz

I’m really enjoying the mellow sax rides of my main man Boney James and gospel-drenched singer Dave Hollister. I tip-toe around the fact that I like many of the jazz lite, aka mellow jazz, aka smooth jazz saxophonists, but there … Continue reading →

Can you dig it? I *knew* you could… Ray Charles, Jerry Lee LewisUploaded by Hanvak Pianists: Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats DominoMusical director : Paul Shaffer (David Letterman’s "Late show" band leader)Guitars : – Carl Perkins (author/creator of "Blue … Continue reading →

Where to start. I’m simply flabbergasted; how does he do it. Here’s a transcription of John Coltrane’s chorus "Blue Train". It is transcribed and played by Benoît Sauvé with the Recorder (Flûte à bec/Flauta Doce/Blockflöte). If Benoît can do this … Continue reading →

Paul Woltz, shown with the gold lacquer bass sax, was fixing my Buescher bass sax and told me of how the sax he is playing here was runover by a car. He was so devistated that he couldn’t look at … Continue reading →

Stan Getz & John Coltrane live in Düsseldorf, Germany. They are joined by the recently deceased Oscar Peterson. This is for those who have been a part of the many arguments about whether Trane has a decent sound. Enjoy.  

WJE sax section, are you practicing this holiday break?  ;o)

  The Woodinville Jazz Ensemble played at the Seattle Center House (next to the Space Needle) this last weekend. I got Allie to use my new camera to record it for us. But the resolution was so high that the picture … Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving.  

Hey, Gary‘s in this clip called ‘the last call‘ on Steve Peterson’s site! He’s the third guy called.  ;o) We joke about tromboners but they really can be hard to find for jazz ensemble gigs. Maybe this little video can help … Continue reading →