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Name: Pete Christlieb Instrument: Tenor Sax Years Playing: A little over 50 years Location: L.A. ADVICE FOR YOUNG MUSICIAN? “Well the most important piece of advice I have to pass on that I’ve learned in all the years I’ve worked in this business, is nothing is better than experience. You will always find yourself at …
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A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON MINDI ABAIR: Having grown up in a musical family, Mindi Abair first picked up the saxophone at the age of eight. She attended Berklee School of Music in Boston as a Woodwind Performance Major, and since has performed with groups and artists such as Jonathon Butler, Bobby Lyle, Duran Duran, Adam …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: 687GN Bb Tenor Saxophone Selmer Bundy II Alto Saxophone Vandoren Alto Saxophone Reeds 3 Why did you begin studying music? I began because music was always something that was of great interest to me, I was captivated by how it had the power to change peoples emotions, and wanted to be …
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BOOK “Saxophone – Everything Sax Players Should Know” offers advice on everything from equipment (reeds, mouthpieces, necks, ligatures, etc.) to technique (embouchure, breathing, vibrato), how to practice, and even describes the anatomy of the saxophone and its function. The book also provides saxophone basics such as scales, blues, basic improvisation, …
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Beechler Mouthpieces or Remle Music is a family owned enterprise that was established by Elmer Beechler. Now run by his daughter Judy Beechler-Roan, 2012 is the 62nd year that Remle Music has been in business and the company has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. With some of the most popular handmade mouthpieces …
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TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW Rheuben Allen is a contributing writer on Teen Jazz Shannon (SK): I’m Shannon Kennedy with Teen Jazz Radio and today on the show we are continuing the Careers in Music Series and I have with me Rheuben Allen. Hi Rheuben. Rheuben (RA): Hi Shannon, how are you today? SK: I’m good …
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Name: Everette Harp Instrument: Saxes, flute, EWI, keyboards, and vocals Years Playing: A really long time! Really long!!! Location: L.A. ADVICE FOR YOUNG MUSICIAN? CAN YOU HELP EXPLAIN SOME OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU WENT THROUGH TO HAVE THE SUCCESS THAT YOU HAVE HAD IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS? Practice, and aspire to be great players….not …
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE “JAZZ SAXOPHONE ETUDES”: “Jazz Saxophone Etudes” by Greg Fishman is a book for students who know chords and scales, but lack jazz vocabulary. The main focus of the book is to demonstrate the introduction, development and evolution of musical ideas while clearly outlining the harmonic structure of a song using …
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As one of the most innovative and imitated saxophonists of the 21st century, Michael Brecker has played a large role in shaping the jazz and instrumental pop genres over the last thirty years. “You’ll find no better example of stylistic evolution than Michael Brecker, unarguably the most influential tenor stylist of the last 25 years.” …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Mouthpiece : Kessler OL7Pro Reeds : Rico Jazz Selects 3 hard unfiled Horn : Yamaha Custom with black enamel (not the Custom Z, it’s the model before) Why did you begin studying music? I began because all my friends were doing instrument at my school, and my dad had his old …
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