— 2014 — Nov 6
Celebrating Adolphe Sax
A few amazing things you might not know about the man who gave us the saxophone, on his 200th birthday. [read more]
Archive for the ‘Saxophone’ Category
— 2013 — Jun 3
Joe Henderson at age 26
Fifty years ago today, a 26-year-old Joe Henderson recorded his debut album, Page One, for Blue Note Records. In addition to its stellar lineup and the fact that it debuts two songs that went on to become jazz mega-classics, Page One is notable in that it displays gorgeous facets of Joe’s playing that one doesn’t hear in his later years… [read more]
— 2012 — Jan 23
Jazz Etude 1
Here is an etude I wrote that I use with various masterclasses I teach. The etude fits nicely on the saxophone, and can be used for other instruments as well. It’s a line written over two choruses of blues—a good vehicle for dealing with articulations, inflections and the like. [read more]
