I've listened to Gilad a lot over the past several years since he came on the International scene...or the UK scene anyway....and really enjoy his playing. His performance of Nature Boy is probably my favorite cover of that standard. In this piece of music he plays with a tone that is so nasal...

Hey everyone, back with another video! This is part of my "Real Talk Real Tips" series where I give legitimate advice. In this video I talk about the things it takes to be a professional OUTSIDE of playing the music. I only discussed a few topics, but I think they are very important to those...

The age old debate- Student vs Professional model saxophones. I've seen lots of discussion of this, but here's a video with some information on each instrument (plus playing examples on each!). Are the pro saxes worth their asking price? Is the difference between them justified? Watch this video...

So I have been listening to the California Allstate Jazz bands and I came across this guy on alto from a while back. The song is called Michelangelo By Fred Sturm and the solo section is just the C# Phrygian (for Eb) on loop. This guy has some really interesting ideas and likes to play outside...

I play a Selmer Series III tenor saxophone, and I've been thinking to myself.........I only know of one professional tenor player I've seen playing one of these. Johnny Griffin. I feel like I'm in a select group! So.....does anybody know of any pros that play a Series III tenor?

He plays a Coleman Hawkins Special tenor http://www.saxpics.com/?v=gal&a=6 V

The title isn't completely true because they did buy me a student horn when I was in fourth grade, but I think I'm ready to upgrade! I've played the sax since fourth grade (alto and tenor mostly), and I'm currently a sophomore in high school and I play in the marching band, symphonic band...