[Rackety Sax]

Grace Kelly gives a rundown of her equipment in this video. Notice the sacrilege starting at 1:20! Am I hearing her right? Only three different mouthpieces in her life?? What's next, claiming that it's the player and not the equipment that makes the music? Feeling SO disgusted right now and I am at a loss how to respond adequately.

On a far less serious note: does anyone else oil their pads on a regular basis?

[video]https://www.facebook.com/GraceKellymusic/videos/10152864730487756/[/video]

 

[Sacks Of Phones]

How many pairs of dancing shoes does she own?

 

[A Greene]

She's only 28 - She found something that worked and it still works although the video is 5 years old.

 

[10mfan]

She is such a nice girl.
When I was living in Boston, I would play with her all the time at this jam session that we both went to. She was just a teenager at the time. I’m so proud of where she has gotten and where she is going. Fun to watch her progress.

 

[Reet McVouty]

Beautiful young woman. I saw her a couple years ago at an outdoor wine country concert and she was very impressive. Personally speaking, I don't think her equipment really means much to anyone but her. That's not to say we shouldn't be curious, I'm just saying most people with the same equipment will never sound like her, while someone with totally different equipment might. Anyway, she has a bubbly sweet personality that seems genuine and I hope she has continued success.

 

[Nefertiti]

She's only 28 - She found something that worked and it still works although the video is 5 years old.

Hey, when I was 28 I had only been playing on 2 alto mouthpiece and 1 tenor mouthpiece! Look at me now...........

 

[LostConn]

Only three different mouthpieces in her life??

It's not unusual for me to play three different mouthpieces in one day.

 

[whaler]

Does playing a lot of different Links count as one?
Alto is different than tenor. I’ve only played three alto mouthpieces all my life. It would have been two if my New York Meyer hadn’t been stolen with my SBA alto.

 

[Benjamin Allen]

Wow--Phil Woods definitely had an impact of Ms. Kelly. That's great for her. She focuses on the music and just lets the equipment stay out of the way.

 

[JohnMarkPainter]

That reminds me...I need to oil my pads. It's been a very very long time (I'm a bad example but no, I don't do it)

Grace Kelly gives a rundown of her equipment in this video. Notice the sacrilege starting at 1:20! Am I hearing her right? Only three different mouthpieces in her life?? What's next, claiming that it's the player and not the equipment that makes the music? Feeling SO disgusted right now and I am at a loss how to respond adequately.

On a far less serious note: does anyone else oil their pads on a regular basis?

[video]https://www.facebook.com/GraceKellymusic/videos/10152864730487756/[/video]

 

[KeithL]

One of the guys in my funk band sent this video of her playing with this sort of odd ball group. According to the credits she's on "big sax" which I admit as a bari player I got a chuckle out of.

 

[Rackety Sax]

Hey, when I was 28 I had only been playing on 2 alto mouthpiece and 1 tenor mouthpiece! Look at me now...........

So you are saying there's still hope for her? That makes me feel a little better.

 

[Rackety Sax]

It's not unusual for me to play three different mouthpieces in one day.

That's the spirit!

 

[SimonJazzSax]

One of the guys in my funk band sent this video of her playing with this sort of odd ball group. According to the credits she's on "big sax" which I admit as a bari player I got a chuckle out of.

Oh Ya! The Fearless Flyers. LOVE that project. Brought to you by some of Vulfpeck and Nate Smith. JOE DART!

That's a fun group. Check out some of Vulfpeck if you dig that stuff.

This tune is fun, there are so many! Lol. No horns, but worth it

Have a good one!

 

[Manitou]

Hey, when I was 28 I had only been playing on 2 alto mouthpiece and 1 tenor mouthpiece! Look at me now...........

so you're saying getting older isn't all bad

 

[Stretch]

Interesting that Grace was a Yamaha endorser not too long ago and says in the FB video she has used a Mark VI for all her recordings.

 

[jman1977]

Interesting that Grace was a Yamaha endorser not too long ago and says in the FB video she has used a Mark VI for all her recordings.

This is very interesting... when I brought my horn to be overhauled by Manny at the Horn Connection a few years ago, he showed me Michael Lington's VI (it's a later one, can't remember the S/N but it was definitely not 5 digits) that he was working on at the time. He said that Michael also used the VI for his recordings, although he was a Yamaha endorser (and used the Yamaha in his public performances).

 

[ZootTheSim]

What's she playing on this curvy?

 

[DryMartini]

Hey, when I was 28 I had only been playing on 2 alto mouthpiece and 1 tenor mouthpiece! Look at me now...........

still no reso chamber though lol

 

[bmisf]

What's she playing on this curvy?

Looks like a Vandoren V16 with M|O ligature. Since she's a Vandoren artist (or at least was) that seems to fit.