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Today I’d like to spotlight Claude Lakey, one of our our wonderful Teen Jazz Sponsors! We have a number of sponsors without whom, we would be unable to do what we do here at Teen Jazz. As a big thanks to each of these fantastic companies and artists, I’d like to begin introducing a few …
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Alright, let’s play a game inspired by Darren Rowse over at DPS Photography School and put together a hypothetical situation. Let’s say you walk into a popular music store in your area. The owner tells you he’s going to give you $5,000 to spend on anything you want in the store, but you only have …
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We have a number of sponsors who, without them, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do here at Teen Jazz. As a big thanks to each of them, I’d like to begin introducing a few of sponsors to you. This week, I’d like to share a little bit about KDI Music with you. …
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When buying a new instrument, there are countless options that can make the decision process overwhelming. Here are a few tips to help make that process a bit easier. Figure out how much you can spend on a new instrument This is an important thing to consider. If you’re just starting out, it doesn’t make …
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After playing Alto Sax for 8 years, switching to Tenor Sax was a very rough experience. Tenor Sax was bigger, heavier, and sounded much different than the alto saxophone. However, I did love the lower extended range of the tenor saxophone. I ended up picking up an Ottolink New York from a local music store. …
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When I began to double on clarinet, I needed an affordable and playable horn. By chance, I stumbled upon a used Buffet B12 clarinet, and I am so glad that I was able to start out on such a great instrument. I had a few issues with pitch on the instrument. For me, the standard …
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P. Mauriat was at IAJE last year (2005), but this was the first year I actually checked out their saxophones. I played every tenor and alto saxophone available at the booth. Three of the tenors impressed me, the burnished bronze tenor sax, rolled tone hole tenor sax and the new prototype tenor sax, but I …
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The Unison sax company was started about 20 years ago by Shunwa Chang and at the time of writing, Rheuben Allen was president of the company (he now owns his own company). Unison has a few different models of saxophones including student saxes, the S Series saxophones and the new Hollywood Legend saxes. The S …
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At IAJE 2006, ARK Corporation’s GB saxophones were definitely something to take note of. These handmade French saxophones designed by Gilbert Bouton all played great. Their European design was very unique but had the basic core elements that still make them appealing here in the states. The designer, Gilbert Bouton is new in the US …
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Primarily being an Alto Player, my sound on Tenor Sax has been an issue. I’m always trying to figure out how I will sound best; which means I try not like an Alto Player playing Tenor and I’m searching for my “voice” on the instrument. I had been playing on a Meyer 7 Hard Rubber …
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