Website of Steve Neff
Steve Neff has been playing and teaching saxophone and jazz improvisation around the New England area for the last 30 years. He is the author of many effective jazz improvisation methods as well as founding the popular jazz video lesson site Neffmusic.com.
If you enjoy this website and wish to support my ongoing work, you can do so here. Thanks, Steve
Now over 600 video and audio lessons to choose from!
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Hello Steve, I’m getting so much out of your lessons and books, amazing how much one may think one knows, there is always a new frontier or new way to view something you think you had somewhat down. You have taken it all to a new level and am so grateful. Your lessons are so down to earth and understandable and clear! Thanks so much Steve! Cheers, Eddie
Just to say thanks for your advice and lessons. I’ve just read your amazing story. I really appreciate what you do in regards to teaching. I have bought a couple of your lessons and frankly they’re undersold. I’ve learned much more with these two lessons than with 2 years of sax teachers. Thanks so much………..
It is so refreshing to have a great player, who can provide lessons and examples in a manner which is understandable to most any enthusiastic saxophonist who is ready to improve. not just the, do this, do that, memorize this, memorize that… while all that is absolutely necessary, you go on to give reasons and examples to explain and validate why you have to do all of these things, the benefits, if you will… that is the key for me, you tell, explain, demonstrate, explain some more, you give perso… Read more
I have been a member of Neffmusic for more than a year now and have enjoyed every minute of it! I have not only been going thru the Dominant Bebop Scale lessons and book (OUTSTANDING!) but the mouthpiece reviews, solo clips and transcriptions are very interesting. Steve approach to beginning and intermediate improv have given me many new pathways to teach my high school jazz ensemble students. Congratulations Steve, great product!
I just wanted to write a thank you note to you for this website. I play and teach saxophone, but I have always been intimidated by the gear aspect. Your website has helped me become a lot more knowledgable. Your knowledge is staggering! I’m telling all my students about your website. Pierre
After reading your story I will never feel quite right about complaining about any of my MINOR health issues!! God bless Steve and I really hope that your health doesn’t stop you from fulfilling your calling. These books have been such a help to open up my jazz vocabulary… Thanks so much for sharing your story and for providing these great teaching tools… John Leclerc Saxophonist / composer/ EWI player and professional working musician of 35 years….
For anyone living in remote areas away from live jazz sax teachers, Neff is the way to go. In fact this is a great resource for anyone seriously interested in mastering the sax. I’ve never been disappointed in a lesson.
I like so many other subscribers feel so encouraged by Steve’s learning techniques; you will enjoy reading the comments of praise others have left as you too will feel that you share a common view and path. I feel very lucky to have come across Neffmusic and that feeling will remain with you as you search through a treasure trove of learning materials on offer, you will quickly find the lessons that you are suited to. You will instantly recognize the unparalleled quality of Steve’s teaching … Read more
Hey Steve, My name is Jason Freese and I play keyboards and sax in the band Green Day. I grew up taking sax lessons from Eric Marienthal when I was a kid and got out of it for a long time. I ran into you on youtube while searching for sax stuff. I bought a whole bunch of your lessons and have been loving it! Thanks! Here is my wikipedia so you can see the albums I’ve played on….Thanks again. It’s sparked my interest in practicing again. Jason
I want to let you know that your instructional material is transforming my playing. It is an immense pleasure to learn and play now, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am. The instructional material I got from you is by far the best of any I own (and I have over 100 books, DVDs, and what not). I literally can’t thank you enough! Deric
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All of your solos move me very much! I am drawn to them (I am normally a dark straight ahead jazz player) but I feel this is some great stuff!
Thanks Derek. I appreciate it. steve
Hi, steve.
I like your solo. I am wondering what is going on around 0:03-0:06 in this solo. It sounds like you are playing the altissimo with vibrato. So how do you play it? Are you playing vibrato?
Thanks.
Yes, I’m just going up to a high C# and moving my bottom jaw to give it some vibrato up there. I didn’t even realize I did that until you asked me and went and listened to the clip.
That is a bitchin’ solo, Steve, real nice work. And now I have to have a J7. Damn.
Thanks Bruce. Just to let you know……the J7 worked but I was really really pushin it. I found that a more focused piece cuts better in those loud R&B gigs although my favorite gigs were playing a 1 hour jazz cocktail hour with my J7 and then playing 4 hours of dance music with the same J7. They aren’t easy to come by so be forewarned.
I actually found someone on SOTW with a J7 willing to sell, I should receive it in a few days. I’ve been using a Saxscape BG prototype as my main piece, so it will be interesting to see what I think of the J7. I also picked up a Drake Custom Ceramic for my alto, I like it so much I’m going to try one on tenor. I found your mpc demos very helpful, thanks again Steve.
~Bruce
Hey Steve, what about about the rest of the track? That toon is pumping!
I’m getting my commercial feelings back again…
Hi Steve
Well today I finally received my Lamberson tenor J7.
Have to say that it is one of the best,if not the best HR tenor mpc I have had in a very long timeHas a rich core,wide and very full dark sound!
I have had a lots of HR tenor mpcs,and indeed that is a wonderfull and very special sound!
All the best from Canada ,Mario
That’s great Mario. The Lamberson J7’s are incredible mouthpieces. I have two right now I am having fun with. Fred Lamberson is the master of the low baffle mouthpiece! I don’t know how he gets so much power out of such a low baffle…………