[eldavo]

Howdy,

Here's some videos from recent performances I've been in.

I'd appreciate any comments, criticism, advice you could give me that I could work on next year.

The reggae band I'm playing in (was rocking the moustache for Movember )
Love, Peace and Harmony, Take Me to Paradise, Say Ai, Higher to Zion, Postcards in the Rain and Jah Reigns.

Blues jam at a party - Link 1 (tenor, I'm the second sax player to solo), 5:15 start and Link 2 (crusty soprano), 7:47 start.

Got to jam with a band - tenor, 7:15 start.

Cheers,

Dave

 

[SaxTMan]

cool reggae =)

 

[Wade Cornell]

Nice reggae band and you played well in it. Listened to the Party band piece and thought you sounded good, but could have had more confidence. The squawks might be too stiff a reed + some nerves. A trick you might try is to purposely use a slightly softer reed as this makes you relax your embouchure, especially if you're trying to push a bit more air. The Link is probably a bit too mellow for Blues. You're putting through more air and doing OK in "on the road again". If you're not playing melodic ideas, then you could try a few more tricks that work well with blues like growls.

Keep going, you're doing fine.

 

[eldavo]

Howdy,

Thanks for the feedback It's interesting that you've guessed the MP as a link...I guess the v16 is not hugely different? I'm not convinced after maybe a year and a half of casual playing on that MP that I am used to it either - on some of the TOTMs I can be heard to go quite sharp in the upper octave...
I'll give the reed strength back-off a go, at least while there's not much happening gig-wise.

I had a PA amp/speaker just for me and used a plasticover (on the same MP) for the 'on the road again' which probably is the difference. For some reason I just couldn't get my mind into more melodic things that whole night with that band :-/

Cheers,

Dave