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Hi, so I have been playing first alto for my school's jazz band for 2 years. I am a freshman in high school, and this summer I will turn 16 and get a job, so I thought that would be a good time to maybe trade in the alto I have been using and buy a better one. Right now, I have a Vito alto with...

Hello, I am in 7th grade and at the end of April I will be trying out for jazz band with the song 'The Groove Merchant' by Rich Sigler (link to song) And I need help on what I should do to impress the judges/ improve my playing. Like my username suggests, I play tenor sax, and I currently am...

I'm in my high school band and am looking for a good decent priced MPC that, number one, is resilient and won't break for getting beat around a little. My main priority is classical and modern sit down band pieces but I would like the ability to let it rip in jazz. I know this is a bit specific...

...by a middle school jazz band? Oh I think yes!! Here are the other recordings of my middle school jazz band from a jazz festival this past Friday. Opener is "Summertime," 2nd tune is "All of Me," and the closer is "Whiplash." Summertime: All of Me: Whiplash is at top of post Let me...

The Colorado Jazz Workshop (cojazzworkshop.com) has immediate openings for musicians seeking an opportunity to play small combo and/or big band jazz. We are specifically looking to fill traditional big band instrumentation: Saxophones, Trombones, Trumpets, Keyboards, Bass, Drum Set and Guitar...

I have looked for an explanation of this - that I understand, all of over the internet but I seem to come up short every time. In my jazz band, I play lead alto , and get parts that call for an improv solo. I usually do pretty well using Blues scales, but I want to know what I'm actually doing...

I'm a 9th Grader in my High School Jazz Band. My teacher recently gave us our new song, "The Michael Brecker Waltz" and he gave me the Tenor Sax solo part. I don't have any trouble with the written parts, just the improvisation part. I have previous experience improvising with (especially...

I got in to jazz band at my school this coming year, as a freshman, and I was curious about any information about bari mouthpieces and reeds to use for jazz. I don't know if jazz mouthpieces and reeds are even necessary for jazz band, but I'd still appreciate some information. For the...

I have recently been listening to a few different college wind ensembles and jazz bands and was wondering which schools had the best ensembles. I have heard some pretty good places such as Univ. of Michigan, and Northwestern. I have heard some great things about Indiana University's wind...