I'm kvellin'! My son had recently participated in the Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency, a two-week artist residency -created to provide space to grow for young jazz artists (17-25) who are both composers and performers. At the end of the program, the participants performed their compositions...

Hi, I have been playing alto for awhile and have been playing on a s80 c* (older model) I have been entering the realm of jazz recently and i love it. I really want to get a ‘jazz’ mouthpiece. I am really stuck in a tough decision between the daddario select jazz, meyer usa, meyer ny 100th...

Hey! I'm currently a senior in high school and have been doing my research on various different colleges to apply to. I am a Nevada resident, so my first thought was to apply immediately to UNLV as their jazz program seems to be really good. I also applied to UNR as well, as it's also one of...

Hi ! As part of a master thesis, some colleagues and I are trying to identify which parameters (apart from the well known "swing-ratio") are playing a role in the swing feeling. After a pre-study we identified one parameter that seems to have a positive influence on the swinginess so we want...

Hi all, I recently purchased a newly overhauled MKVI tenor (111xxx) and have a couple of questions. Both pertain to me using it as a classical horn too, because I enjoy the feel and tone of the MKVI so much. First, when playing certain notes (low d up to g) at a ppp dynamic, the instrument...

Hey everyone! This is my first post on the Saxontheweb Forum even though I have been a member for some time. I started a series on Youtube called "Quarantine Sessions" and I just posted a collaboration with my friend Tymish! Please check it out, and a subscription would be much appreciated (I am...

Hey all, Just thought I'd post the radio show I do: Tuff City Radio Jazz Show, 2 hours every Monday night from 9-11 PM (PST). You can stream live here: https://tuffcityradio.rocks/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TuffCityJazz/ Facebook Group...

I started a 2 hour Jazz radio show here in west coast Canada which got me searching and exploring Jazz more than ever before. A large percentage of what I play is Hard Bop but I do explore BeBop, Swing, New Orleans Jazz as well as vocal Jazz. I've come across some some really great albums that...

Hi Everyone, I wanted to share an eBook and physical book I Co-wrote with saxophone player Alex Murzyn which is now available that I have been working on to aid students learning how to play jazz. 20% OFF USING CODE THIS MONTH FOR SOTW MEMBERS USING PROMO CODE: SAXSPY...

What's up, SOTW! Here are a couple new-ish videos from my jazz-funk fusion band, Progger. These are from a show we did earlier this year at our home base, One2One Bar in Austin, TX. We had a couple great guests filling in on this one, brothers Charles Reid (drums) and Zach Reid (keys), who are...

I'm playing a SBA tenor on this. It's a loosely planned out piece I created in dedication to the great Billie Holiday.

Hey everyone! I'm excited to announce I'll be coming to the Brisbane, Australia area July 24-31 to perform and teach! I'll be performing Thursday, Friday, and Saturday July 25, 26, and 27. I'll post more details about the performances as I get them. On Saturday July 27th I'll be at the Somerset...

This is a tune I wrote for the great Joe Henderson. I'm on my Mark VI tenor Otto Link STM Florida No USA 9* Robertos Winds reed Ed Cherry guitar Carlo De Rosa bass Lawrence Lo Leathers drums

Hey everyone! I did a little promo video for my friend Dom Palombi and his band. I've posted a bunch of videos of me playing in his band before and wanted to film this introduction for him to explain to people what his band is about. If you could check it out and let me know what you think...

The new CD "Rise and Shine" of my quintet will be released in May on Challenge Records, here is our teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wJIu7b4ULY