Joe Allard (December 31, 1910 – May 3, 1991), a native of Lowell, MA,was a famous saxophone and clarinet professor at Juilliard, The New England Conservatory and The Manhattan School of Music. Some of his most famous students were: Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Bob Berg, Dave Liebman, Paul Winter, Steve Grossman, Kenneth Radnofsky, Read More…
Warburton Modular Sax Neck System
April 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
I have an exciting product to review today. It is the Warburton Modular Sax Neck. This is one of the coolest products I have ever tried. Whoever thought of it is a genius. Basically, it is a neck that has no tenon or cork on it. The two items that are missing can be screwed Read More…
Bending Notes on the Saxophone
April 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A great sax player has mastered the art of bending and shaping their notes to express what they want to convey. It might be a mood, attitude or emotion. There is no doubt that bending notes adds excitement and emotion to a solo. Bending notes on the saxophone is Read More…
Free Universal Method for the Saxophone
November 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I was looking around the internet today for a music book that I could use in my online video lessons. I’ve had a bunch of requests for some lessons on sight reading and I thought it would be cool if I could find something to use that was in the “public domain”. I was surprised Read More…
MacSax Empyreal Alto Saxophone
July 20, 2010 By 5 Comments
Today, I’m reviewing the MacSax Empyreal Alto Saxophone. This sax is manufactured in Taiwan for the MacSax company in Austin Texas. This is the Unlacquered Finish model. It looks like bare brass which gives it a cool vintage look. I am told that the brass is subjected to a gas treatment that gives it a Read More…
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What Difference Does the Saxophone Ligature Make? Part 2
July 16, 2010 By 19 Comments
In part one of this blog post on “the differences a ligature can make” I talked about the difference a ligature can make to a saxophone player from his or her perspective. (For those of you who don’t know, the ligature is the device that holds the saxophone reed to the mouthpiece) How it can Read More…
Does Your Saxophone Equipment Matter?
April 19, 2010 By 6 Comments
The ongoing debate in the saxophone community is whether equipment really matters. By equipment we mean the brand of saxophone, mouthpiece, ligature, reeds, neck, pads and resonators. Some people will even argue that the type of material, screws and resonance stones on the body of the sax make a difference. I’ve had students come in Read More…
Marc Jean Ligature Review
April 18, 2010 By 10 Comments
Around the middle of February I received an email from Marc Jean at Musique de Marc asking if I would be interested in trying one of his Marc Jean ligatures. He said it was a new design and that many players of note were digging it. I was a bit skeptical as I get a Read More…
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What difference does the ligature make? Part 1
April 8, 2010 By 11 Comments
A saxophone ligature is a device that holds the reed against the table (flat part) of the mouthpiece. Most people wouldn’t think this is that big of a deal, I mean how hard is it to use something to make the reed stay against the mouthpiece? You could use a rubber band if push came Read More…
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An Inside Look into the Joe Allard Approach of Saxophone Playing!
February 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
Gary Jones on Sax on the Web posted this up for all to see. He happily gave me permission to post it up here also. Gary studied with a graduate student years ago that was one of Joe Allard’s best students at that time.
Joe Allard (December 31, 1910 – May 3, 1991), a native of Read More…
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