Category Archives: Saxophone

EMJO does WinterFest 2010

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Gandalfe

I recorded the Eastside Modern Jazz Orchestra last weekend as a favor to my many friends in the band. I had just purchased the Sony HD Blogger video camera because my high-end but older video camera could only record 28 … Continue reading →

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Amber Admires the Sax

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Gandalfe

My little granddaughter Amber, Josie’s daughter, thinks she wants to play clarinet or sax. As she is just six, I have given her a recorder which she hasn’t made much progress on. However, she does spend some time on the … Continue reading →

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‘Twas the Night before Xmas ~ redux

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Gandalfe

Apologies to our man Clement Moore. ‘Twas the night before Xmas and all through the farm,The pond was froze over and so was the barn.The snow was piled up belly-deep to a mule.And the kids were all home on vacation … Continue reading →

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Deep Schrott Bass Sax ~ 2010

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Gandalfe

Deep Schrott bass sax quartet was founded in 2008, this is the first and only all-bass-saxophone-quartet ever. The German players and composers Dirk Raulf, Wollie Kaiser, Andreas Kaling and Jan Klare play their original compositions as well as own versions … Continue reading →

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Dear Wannabe Sax Player ~ Greg Fishman

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Gandalfe

Greg Fishman has some wickedly hard and yet delightful Jazz Etude books out there. He also gives online Jazz Sax lessons, is a stellar musician in his own right, and admits to laughing as he responded to this potential saxophone … Continue reading →

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TED: Alban Wesly and Calefax Quintet

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Gandalfe

Randy presents this stellar video to his friends on facebook and what a great find. For those of you who don’t know TED is they are a site that promotes “Ideas worth Spreading”. It is dedicated to presenting very educational … Continue reading →

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In the Mood this weekend

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Gandalfe

I’m Jones’ing for some Big Band and the In the Mood theater production is doing their last weekend of the show in Monroe, WA. I invited late to the gig after I already had two other gigs, so I will … Continue reading →

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Baritone Sax Lessons ~ Taking the high road

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Gandalfe

Excerpted from the Woodwind Forum thread, “Bari Sax Improvement” by Terry Stibal. First, with a school instrument, if it is at all possible, get the use of the horn restricted to you and you alone. I know that it’s hard … Continue reading →

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WCB Holiday Wrecking Crew

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Gandalfe

The WCB concert on Saturday was awesome. We brought the house down, the musical wrecking crew that we are. There was the reading to music of the Night before Christmas, the bass sax solo to Ward Baxter’s Grinch, and the … Continue reading →

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Music du Jour: Rhapsodie for Saxophone

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Gandalfe

Saxophonist Joonatan Rautiola regales us with his interpretation of this André Waignein work. Classical Sax for the Uninitiated A rhapsody is a poem or a musical piece characterized by a style consisting of loosely related fragments. The movements are linked … Continue reading →

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