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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I use a Selmer Reference 54 Alto Sax with a Vandoren Optimum AL3 and a Vandoren MO Ligature. My Tenor Saxophone is a Selmer MarkVII with a Vandoren Optimum TL4 and Optimum Ligature. I have a Selmer Conservatory Oboe and use Stuart Dunkel reeds. Why did you begin studying music? I …
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Saxophonist Ryan Saranich is our third Teen Jazz Artist to graduate to Teen Jazz Influence alongside Adam Larson and Andrew Boostrom. Since we first featured Ryan on Teen Jazz back in 2007, he has gone on to lead a successful career as a recording artist, touring musician and arranger. In our latest Teen Jazz Radio …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I play an alto Selmer Mark VI from 1972. I also play a little tenor and want to try out soprano and baritone. Why did you begin studying music? I started in the local marching band, but the leader was a jazz musician and turned it into a jazz and improvisation …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Ludwig, Sabian, Gibraltar, Gretsch, Fender, Rickenbacker, Takamine Why did you begin studying music? I started studying drums at age 9 just for the sake of having another hobby but music took over my life. Now, 9 years and 4 instruments later, I study music to help me develop as an artist …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I’m playing a Cannonball Big Bell Stone Brute tenor with an Otto Link Super Tone Master 7 mouthpiece. I’m using Vandoren green Java reeds. Why did you begin studying music? When I was in the fourth grade, I heard the Eagles song “Long Run” and the sax solo in it caught …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Hohner Why did you begin studying music? Because its my soul. What are you doing with music right now? I am working as a freelance musician. Who are some of your influences? Howard Levy, Wynton Marsalis, Didier Lockwood, Pat Metheny, Indra Lesmana, Benny Likumahua etc.[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] Harmonica Player Reyhan Naufal Located …
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[twocol_one] Adam Hébert is a young jazz trumpet player from Montreal. Born and raised in a family of musicians he was introduced to music at a very young age. From that point on, music has always been his biggest passion. His love for jazz is ever increasing as well as his skill set and the …
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[twocol_one] Where did you go to school? I am a junior at Belmont University majoring in Commercial Music Percussion with an emphasis in Performance. How long have you been playing? I have been playing for 10 years. I got my first drum set for Christmas when I was ten years old and this past Christmas …
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[twocol_one] Where did you go to school? I did my undergraduate degree at Long Island University at C.W. Post, majoring in classical piano and minoring in accounting. During this time, I was studying saxophone as well. I did my Masters Degree at New York University, in Music Education. [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] Sax Player Reggie Padilla Located …
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Name: Carson Freeman Location: Mississauga Ontario Canada Profession: Professional Saxophonist Years Playing: 24 Years School/Major/Degree: Humber College Diploma in Music Performance The Interview When did you first begin seriously studying your instrument? After picking up the sax in the 9th grade, I started discovering it’s sounds by practicing it daily. From the beginning, I became …
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