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This article is part of a series of repair articles written Rheuben Allen. We all have moments on the gig where we have a saxophone emergency and we find ourselves in need of a quick fix. It may be a spring that pops out of place or a pad that tears. Regardless of what it …
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Name: Jason Weber Location: Southern California Profession: full time musician Years Playing: 30+ Jason Weber is an extremely talented and versatile saxophonist located in Southern California. I’ve had the opportunity to see him play a number of times and he always graciously permits me to pester him with questions about the effects he uses on …
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Looking for a really great resource for practicing and learning to play your instrument? Saxophonist Bob Reynolds has a series of videos with lessons for musicians at any stage. The videos provide really great and insightful advice. There are currently five videos and they each cover a different aspect of practice. I don’t want to …
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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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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Alto Saxophone Black Nickel/Gold Keys Cannonball Big Bell Stone Series Alto Saxophone (Black “SKY” Alto Saxophone for Marching Band) Metal Yanagisawa 5 Mouthpiece (Selmer C* for Concert and Classical Music) Rico Jazz Select 2 Medium Reeds (Rico Hemke 3 Reeds for Marching Band and Classical Music) Olegature (Rovner Light Ligature for …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I play on a Otto link 6 star hard rubber mouth piece and my saxophone is a Yamaha 62 II alto saxophone. Why did you begin studying music? I always liked music growing up and when in church as a younger kid I wanted to learn every instrument I could see. …
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Name: Darren Rahn Instrument: Saxophone, clarinet Years Playing: Clarinet since the 4th Grade Saxophone since the 7th grade Location: Denver, Colorado School/Major/Degree: Masters degree from the University of Northern Colorado, Bachelors Degree from Adams State College Whether he is out on the road touring or in the studio producing a CD for artists like Wayman …
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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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Name: Roger Greenberg Instrument: Saxophone Years Playing: more than 50 years Location: Greeley, Colorado School/Major/Degree: BM Saxophone Performance – Julliard School, MM Saxophone Performance-University of Southern California THE INTERVIEW 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 …
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THE INTERVIEW WITH JODY ESPINA: HOW LONG HAS YOUR COMPANY BEEN IN BUSINESS? WHAT HAS SOME OF THE GROWTH BEEN THAT YOU SEEN? “I have been making mouthpieces for five years. For four years we have doubled revenue each year.” WHO ARE YOUR TARGETED CONSUMERS? “Anyone who plays sax or clarinet; primarily professionals and students …
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