Archive for March, 2005
My Meeting with the Master
Just before I ever heard of Joe Allard, I spent my freshman year in college as a Composition/Jazz Studies major at a University in Connecticut. After deciding that I wasn’t learning my instrument the way I wanted to, I decided to audition for admission to the Manhattan School of Music back in my hometown of [...]
An Interview with Greg Osby
This interview was conducted on the 28th of May 2003 at the Jazzclub Unterfahrt in Munich, Germany. Greg was currently on tour with the ‘New Sound Collective’ along with Terri Lynne Carrington, Steve Khan, and Jimmy Haslip. I spoke with Greg after the gig in the musician’s room. ET: You were born in St. Louis. [...]
Alternate Fingering: High Notes
This week, we’ll shortly explore alternate fingering for notes in the higher range. Alternate fingerings have the purpose of making things easier for us to perform and extending our technical ability. Some alternate fingerings serve the purpose of changing the timber of a certain note. The easiest way to demonstrate this is to play your [...]
So you wanna play saxophone, huh?
No other instrument enjoys so much popularity as the saxophone. People love it’s sound. How many times have you heard people say; “You play saxophone? That’s my favorite instrument!” Whether it’s jazz (where the sax is the number 1 symbol of the music), pop music (next to a screaming guitar solo, fans love a hot [...]
More Tips on Self-Promotion
Hey! Here are some more self-promotion tips I think that one really needs to think about and implement. Playing your instrument well is great and often necessary, but promoting your talent is the “A and O” of your career. * If you have a CD (regardless if it’s “official” or self-produced) or a music cassette [...]
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