Playing Alto Saxophone exclusively when I was studying in college means that most of my knowledge is still pretty deeply related to that voice; I didn’t learn songs or jazz solos in all keys (which I should have), and for most of my time as a musician I heard ideas on alto rather than on […]
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Short Transcription
Hi all! I have one more David Fathead Newman transcription to post, very short but really great and possibly one of Newman’s most iconic solo breaks: his solo introduction to Ray Charles’ “The Right Time”. I plan on diving into any interviews I can find with Newman after this; I tried to find any relevant […]
Saxophone Siblings
I started playing music by learning clarinet when I was 9. I had 2 cassette tapes: one of Swing clarinetist Benny Goodman and one of saxophonist Kenny G. That ended up being the only Kenny G music I had, but I did go on to get several Benny Goodman tapes after that. I then went […]