Tag: Tenor sax

  • It seems like there are billions of saxophone players in the world. Some are like me, just a novice. And then there are those saxophone players that are just brilliant. I just ran across another extraordinary saxophone player. You may…

    Ravi Coltrane
  • I am still enjoying myself for the most part. I say that because I am still having some back pain which sometimes makes it difficult to handle the weight of the saxophone. Anyway, this is another tune I’m relearning. It…

  • Dan L., a friend of mine, turned me on to Joshua Redman while we were stationed in New Orleans together. While there in 1996 we saw Joshua perform at the House of Blues. It was one of the best jazz…

    Hide and Seek
  • I have been having a tough time. I have what is called degenerative disc disease. It is a deterioration of the disc between my vertebrae at all levels. It is, at times, extremely painful, as the nerves to my arms…

  • A person’s gift will make room for them, and bring them before important people (Prov 18:16 my paraphrase). I was listening to an interview that Kirk Whalum gave at Loyola University Forum. He talked about something that I have been thinking…

  • I have had my new Tenor Sax for about a month now. I have been practicing about every other day or so. I have been working on scales, some long tones, and doing a little bit of jazz improvisation. It…

    Trying to Get into Sax Shape