Today, I am reviewing the Godwin Louis 6* alto saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I must admit, that Read More…
About SteveSteve 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.
Swingin’ Phil Woods Stolen Moments Alto Sax Solo Transcription
September 9, 2019 by 11 Comments
Here is a swingin’ alto saxophone solo by the great alto sax player Phil Woods. Someone posted this recording on Facebook earlier this month and I was blown away when I heard it as I had never heard this Phil Woods recording before. I have been playing a Drake Phil Woods model alto saxophone mouthpiece Read More…
Retro Revival Tru-Slant Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 30, 2019 by 5 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another Retro Revival tenor saxophone mouthpiece called the Tru-Slant. This is a tenor sax mouthpiece modeled after the Otto Link Slant Signature hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpieces from the 60’s. These tenor saxophone mouthpieces are made by Joel Peskin (iReedMan) and Bob Sheppard at Retro Revival. In the past I have Read More…
Gottsu Sepia Tone Jazz Metal Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 26, 2019 by 11 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a tenor saxophone mouthpiece from Gottsu mouthpieces in Japan. I had received some emails from a few different fans of my site who were impressed with the Gottsu sax mouthpieces they had played and I decided to reach out to the Gottsu company and see if I could review some of Read More…
A Key to Jazz Improvisation Success: Boredom and Repetition
August 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Here’s a great article that a fan of my site emailed to me a few months ago. Although the article is dealing with the martial arts, the principles written about in this essay can just as easily be applied to music and jazz improvisation. When the writer writes about “kata” imagine that he is referring Read More…
SYOS Tivon Pennicott Signature Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 23, 2019 by 8 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another tenor saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I remember thinking they were strange looking Read More…
10mFan Generation II Robusto Ultem Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 17, 2019 by 15 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan sax mouthpieces. This is a generation II Ultem Robusto 7** orange tenor saxophone mouthpiece. (Yes, I wrote “orange”!) I reviewed a first generation hard rubber Robusto 7** tenor sax mouthpiece a few years ago that I still have in my collection of favorite tenor Read More…
SYOS Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Signature Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 3, 2019 by 27 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a tenor saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I remember thinking they were strange looking Read More…
Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Hard Rubber Tenor Mouthpiece Review
July 27, 2019 by 12 Comments
I was excited to hear that Theo Wanne was releasing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece called the Gaia 3 a few months ago and asked Theo if I could review it. I had reviewed the original Gaia tenor saxophone mouthpiece back in 2009 and it was one of the best tenor saxophone mouthpieces I had Read More…
Up Close and Personal Interview with Steve Neff on Everything Saxophone Podcast
July 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
If any of you are interested in my background and views on a variety of subjects related to music, the saxophone and life, I was interviewed by Donna Schwartz for the “Everything Saxophone Podcast” a couple of weeks ago. Donna asked some great questions and we were able to discuss some personal subjects having to Read More…
Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Metal Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
July 16, 2019 by 21 Comments
I was excited to hear that Theo Wanne was releasing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece called the Gaia 3 a few months ago and asked Theo if I could review it. I had reviewed the original Gaia tenor saxophone mouthpiece back in 2009 and it was one of the best tenor saxophone mouthpieces I had Read More…
Swingin’ Max Ionata “Home At Last” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
June 29, 2019 by 5 Comments
Here is another killin’ solo by the great tenor saxophone player Max Ionata. I absolutely love this solo and have probably listened to it a hundred times this morning. Part of what I love about the solo, is watching Max on the video. He is playing this killin’ perfect tenor sax solo but he looks Read More…
Video Tour of The Michael Brecker Archive at William Paterson University
June 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Louis Gerrits creator of the site michaelbreckerliverecordings.com posted a link to a video tour of the Living Jazz Archives at William Paterson University which includes the Michael Brecker Archive on Facebook this morning. I posted about this great archive in the past here: Michael Brecker Archive Article. The Michael Brecker part of the video tour Read More…
New NY Meyer Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Compared to a Vintage NY Meyer Alto Sax Mouthpiece Review
June 22, 2019 by 14 Comments
Since I recently wrote a review for a new NY Meyer (2019) alto saxophone mouthpiece as well as a vintage NY Meyer (1960’s) alto saxophone mouthpiece, I thought it would be interesting to do a side by side review of these two great alto saxophone mouthpieces side by side. These are from the “mouthpiece fun Read More…
Westcoast Sax High Roller Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
June 21, 2019 by 8 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece called the High Roller from Westcoast Sax. Matt Lee at Westcoast Sax was nice enough to send me a sample High Roller alto sax mouthpiece to try out. This metal alto sax mouthpiece is a high baffle mouthpiece with an 8 tip opening which is a Read More…
Vintage New York Meyer USA 4M Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Refaced By Jimmy Jensen Review
June 15, 2019 by 18 Comments
Today, I’m lucky to be able to play and review a vintage New York Meyer medium chamber alto saxophone mouthpiece. Jimmy Jensen at Tenor Madness was nice enough to send me what he called a “mouthpiece funbox”. This was a box of special and unique mouthpieces that Jimmy thought I might find interesting. Among the Read More…
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