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#TuesdayTips: Overtone Practice
If you're a saxophone player wanting to extend your range on the horn past high F, F#, or G, then overtone practice is ESSENTIAL to developing your altissimo.
#MusicMonday : Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest release "Sylva"
We love when new artists release music that pushes the limits of what we consider jazz to sound like, and last week one of our favorite bands Snarky Puppy released their latest album SYLVA which did just that!
In case you've been living under a rock (or locked in your room practicing scales), we're dipping into the archives to be sure you've seen one of the funniest sax videos on the internet.
Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival
If you're like us and you love hearing top-quality live music in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, you should be excited for the Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival this weekend in downtown Bellevue, Washington!
This year's lineup is stacked with tons of local and regional artists who can throw down the mean licks, soulful shout choruses, and laid back grooves to kick off your summer in the right direction.
#WaybackWednesday: Dexter Gordon's "Clubhouse"
Enjoy the cool stylings of Freddie Hubbard, Barry Harris, Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins on legendary tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon's album "Clubhouse," released 50 years ago TODAY!
#TuesdayTip : Birth of The Cool
May 26th marks a monumental day in Jazz history: The birthday of the coolest man in music, Miles Davis.
Sometimes life's most difficult questions have the simplest answers. Here, the great Calvin and Hobbes ponder the sweet hereafter.
#TBT: The CBS Orchestra
In honor of last night's final episode, this week's #TBT pays tribute to some incredibly talented sax players to have ripped it in David Letterman's CBS Orchestra over the years: David Sanborn, Mindi Abair, & Aaron Heick! #ThanksDave
¡The Compass Ligature in Peru!
On Thursday, May 21, Peruvian saxophonist & clarinetist Karlhos Misajel will put on a demonstration of our Compass Ligature as part of an presentation put together by Gonzales Marruffo.
Perú! No pierdas la oportunidad de ver la nueva abrazadera Compass Ligature de Claude Lakey demostrado por el renombrado saxofonista y clarinete Karlhos Misajel.
