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Category Archives: Saxophone
Check out Sweet Suzy’s Axes
Thought I’d show my peeps sweet Suzy’s saxophones. She learned to play the instrument five years ago at my request. Now she is my on call sub for all the bands I’m in. Her primary instrument is clarinet but we … Continue reading
Posted in flickr, Hobbies, Music Instruments, My World, Photograph, Saxophone
Tagged Kookaburra Edition, Reference 54, selmer, SotW
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SMIGLY: Kinda Black and Blue
Allen Mezquida, yes a Facebook friend, has penned this new video that will surely boost his SMIGLY video series into the lime light. Who’s SMIGLY? Here’s what Alan has to say. Have you ever wanted to fulfill a dream? Of … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Health and wellness, Heros, Humor, Jazz, Saxophone
Tagged Allen Mezquida, Animator, Big Phat Band, Disney, Gordon Goodwin, Nickelodeon, SMIGLY, Warner Brothers
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A night out with the Woodinville Community Band
Suzy and I have been members of the Woodinville Community Band for over seven years now. I have been the sax section leader and joined the board six years ago as the Event Coordinator. Suzy has been in the clarinet … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Clarinet, Community, Saxophone, WCB
Tagged Concert Band, Harry Miller, john gess, Leah MacDuffie, Washington Wind Symphony, woodinville community band, WWU
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Saxo Beer, the Sax Man’s choice
My bass sax playing friend Helen muses: What Does A REAL Sax Player Drink? Molly, our lead sax in the Professor Gadget Sax Quartet, shoots back this link to thIs: SAXO from Brasserie Caracole is a very complex artisanal Wallonian … Continue reading
Posted in Advertisement, Hobbies, Saxophone
Tagged Beer, bizzare, blond ale, Brasserie Caracole, hops, Saxo
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Saxophone Signage du Jour
A friend of mine, Helen from the Bassic Sax Blog, has been pointing to neat and exotic signs with saxes in them for years. This one is my all-time fav and I thought I would repost it here. I actually … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Hobbies, My World, Oddities, Saxophone
Tagged Disney Land, Disney World, Flickr, Jazz Kitchen
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Mi-Bemol Saxophone Orchestra ~ Simply Amazing
I posted this to Facebook and it became viral amongst my musician friends. It is amazing on many levels, not the least that four soprano saxes could play in tune together. It was very interesting to me because I am … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Hobbies, Saxophone, YouTube
Tagged Holst, Jupter, Mars, Mi-Bemol, sax ensemble, sax orchestra, soprano sax, Venus
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When I Grow Up, I want to play like *these guys* :O)
It’s the Saxofollia group again. The joy they bring to their performance tickles me. Stupid hats, bring them on me sez. Comic routine; why not. Stellar saxophone musicians each, these fellows are both fun to watch and listen to. Reminds … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Oddities, Sax Quartet, Saxophone, YouTube
Tagged Gershwin, Nuclear Whales, Oh Lady Be Good, Saxofollia, silly musicians, stupid hats
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Passion or a driven set of parents?
Meet Saori Yano, saxophonist extraordinaire. I can help but wonder if this is what you get if insist upon your child puttin’ in the shed time? With the silly outburst of Amy Chua’s book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogosphere, Books, Education, In the news..., International, Jazz, Music, Saxophone, YouTube
Tagged Amy Chua, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Charlie Parker, Saori Yano
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The Bis Key Chronicles 