Today, I am comparing three new SYOS Originals series soprano saxophone mouthpieces. SYOS mouthpieces has released this new Originals SYOS line of mouthpieces this month to give saxophone players a simpler way to order a quality mouthpiece at a more affordable price point (about 185 US dollars at the time of this review). The SYOS 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.
The SYOS Originals Smoky, Steady and Spark Model Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
September 24, 2021 by 1 Comment
Battle of the Two Tuckers-Eternal Triangle-Tucker Antell and Mike Tucker Full 17 Page Solo Transcription
September 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment
I am incredibly excited to share this full 17 page transcription in Bb of Mike Tucker and Tucker Antell taking absolutely ridiculous tenor sax solos over the tune “The Eternal Triangle”. I had started this transcription over two years ago and gotten four choruses into it when I got distracted with other matters. Luckily, a Read More…
GetASax GS SLANT 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
September 22, 2021 by 4 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the GetASax GS SLANT model tenor saxophone mouthpiece, that is a replica of a great playing, original facing, 7* Florida Otto Link Slant Signature tenor saxophone mouthpiece. These cool white mouthpieces are made by Brian at GetASax.com. I have already reviewed the GetASax GS RESO tenor sax mouthpiece as well as Read More…
Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
September 20, 2021 by 7 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. This Drake tenor mouthpiece is advertised as “rollover baffle contour – identical to the Drake Bergonzi “EB” model – with a raised floor contour which gives the mouthpiece greater projection without being Read More…
Drake David Sanborn Master Series 7 & 8 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
June 26, 2021 by 16 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the Drake Master Series David Sanborn 7 (.085 tip opening) and the 8 (.090 tip opening) alto saxophone mouthpieces made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. If you are a David Sanborn fan and play the alto saxophone, you can’t help but be interested in an alto saxophone mouthpiece with David Read More…
Chad LB Burnin’ B Minor Riff Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
May 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Here is another transcription of a killer Chad LB (Lefkowitz-Brown) tenor saxophone riff that Chad posted on Instagram a few days ago. This is a short but sweet funky riff in B minor with some tasty modern lines thrown into the mix. I can’t resist transcribing these short solos as I can do them pretty Read More…
Great Video Interview of the Saxophone Player and Teacher George Garzone!!
May 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Here is a great interview of the tenor sax player and teacher George Garzone by Jay Metcalf of BetterSax that I just stumbled upon on Youtube today. I studied with George Garzone for a short time at Berklee College of Music in the late 80’s (I wish I could have studied more with him but Read More…
10mFan Virtuoso Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
April 10, 2021 by 18 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new soprano saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan saxophone mouthpieces. This is the Virtuoso 7 hard rubber soprano saxophone mouthpiece and is the first soprano saxophone mouthpiece 10mFan has produced. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor saxophone and alto saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find Read More…
Swingin’ “Almost Like Being in Love” Liam Byrne Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
April 6, 2021 by 5 Comments
Here’s another great swingin’ tenor sax solo transcription of a young tenor sax player, Liam Byrne soloing on the jazz standard “Almost Like Being in Love” by Frederick Loewe. He is playing duo with the pianist Rossano Sportiello at a private party back in 2016. You may remember that I transcribed a killer blues solo Read More…
How to Spot a Fake Vintage Saxophone Mouthpiece
April 6, 2021 by 1 Comment
Many of you might remember that I wrote an in-depth article about a year and a half ago on counterfeit vintage saxophone mouthpieces entitled “Buyer Beware! Counterfeit Vintage Saxophone Mouthpieces Galore“. In that article, I included as much information and photo evidence of counterfeit vintage sax mouthpieces that were (and still are) flooding the saxophone Read More…
Lupifaro Evo Tenor and Alto Saxophone Reeds Review
March 26, 2021 by 3 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the Lupifaro Evo custom saxophone reeds sold by Lupifaro reeds in Switzerland. Lupifaro reeds reached out to me a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in reviewing their saxophone reeds. They sent me a box of five 2 1/2 and a box of five 3 strength tenor Read More…
Herb Hardesty I’m Walking Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
March 26, 2021 by 4 Comments
Today, I am sharing a unique tenor saxophone solo transcription that is in a totally different genre of music than I usually listen to or transcribe. This is Herb Hardesty’s great tenor saxophone solo on the 1957 rock n’roll song “I’m Walking” by Fats Domino. I have to be honest and admit that I haven’t Read More…
Roberto’s Winds RW Tenor, Alto and Soprano Saxophone Reeds Review
March 15, 2021 by 4 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the RW Roberto’s Winds custom saxophone reeds released by Roberto Romeo at Roberto’s Winds in NYC. Roberto’s Winds reached out to me a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in reviewing their saxophone reeds. They sent me nine boxes of sax reeds in a variety of strengths Read More…
10mFan Celebration Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 25, 2021 by 53 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan sax mouthpieces. This is the Celebration 7* hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor saxophone mouthpieces and alto saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find here. Whenever Mark Sepinuck, at 10mFan mouthpieces, comes out Read More…
Absolute Color Line Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 22, 2021 by 2 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece from Absolute mouthpieces in Italy. This is neon yellow Absolute Color Line 7 alto saxophone mouthpiece. These Absolute Color Line saxophone mouthpieces also come in neon blue as well as neon red as you can see in the photo below. Absolute Color Line Neon Yellow, Neon Read More…
An Inside Look into the Joe Allard Approach of Saxophone Playing: Memories of the First Three Lessons
February 19, 2021 by 12 Comments
In 2010, Gary Jones posted these personal memories written below on the “Sax on the Web” saxophone forum. Gary shared these recollections from his first three lessons with George, a graduate student who personally studied with Joe Allard in the 1970’s. He happily gave me permission to post his memories here also. This is what Read More…
Zac Saxophone Mouthpiece Ligature Review
February 13, 2021 by 10 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a really cool new saxophone ligature made by Zac ligatures in Italy. I heard about the Zac saxophone ligature from a fan of Neffmusic who asked me if I could review the Zac ligatures because he was curious about them. I reached out to Alberto at Zac ligatures and he was Read More…
Mark Turner-Transcriptions and Essays by Jeff McGregor Review
February 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
For the last couple of weeks, I have been checking out two amazing transcription books by Jeff McGregor entitled Chris Potter-Transcriptions and Essays and Mark Turner-Transcriptions and Essays. I already reviewed the Chris Potter Transcription book, and today I will be reviewing Mark Turner-Transcriptions and Essays. Mark Turner-Transcriptions and Essays by Jeff McGregor If you Read More…
Chris Potter-Transcriptions and Essays by Jeff McGregor Review
February 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment
For the last couple of weeks, I have been checking out two amazing transcription books by Jeff McGregor entitled Chris Potter-Transcriptions and Essays and Mark Turner-Transcriptions and Essays. Chris Potter-Transcriptions and Essays by Jeff McGregor If you were to gather ten saxophone players around a table and have a discussion about who the cutting edge Read More…
Boston Sax Shop S-Series 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
January 30, 2021 by 11 Comments
Today, I am excited to be reviewing the new BSS (Boston Sax Shop) S-Series 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece released by Jack Finucane at the Boston Sax Shop. Jack Finucane is the owner of Boston Sax Shop and has been my saxophone repairman for the last seven years. I usually head down to Boston about once Read More…
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