Today, I am excited to be reviewing the Gaia 3 & 4 hard rubber soprano saxophone mouthpieces made by Theo Wanne. I reviewed the original Gaia soprano sax mouthpiece about 12 years ago and have been playing that mouthpiece on the soprano sax ever since. This week I will be reviewing three Theo Wanne soprano […]
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Theo Wanne Ambika 3 Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am excited to be reviewing the new Ambika 3 hard rubber soprano saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne. I reviewed the original Gaia soprano sax mouthpiece about 12 years ago and have been playing that mouthpiece on the soprano sax ever since. This week I will be reviewing three Theo Wanne soprano saxophone […]
BetterSax Burnin’ Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new BetterSax Burnin’ 6 hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece made through a collaboration between Jay Metcalf of BetterSax and Jody Espina of Jody Jazz saxophone mouthpieces. I reviewed the BetterSax Burnin’ tenor saxophone mouthpiece a few weeks ago and am equally excited to review this Burnin’ alto sax mouthpiece as […]
BetterSax Burnin’ Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new BetterSax Burnin’ 7* hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece made through a collaboration between Jay Metcalf of BetterSax and Jody Espina of Jody Jazz saxophone mouthpieces. Jay Metcalf has a fantastic Youtube channel on all things saxophone entitled “Better Sax” with over 284K subscribers at the time of this review. […]
Windy City Woodwinds 56 Mark II Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new Windy City Woodwinds 56 Mark II alto saxophone mouthpiece. The 56 Mark II alto sax mouthpiece is the same design as the 56 Select alto saxophone mouthpiece I just reviewed last week (56 Select Alto Sax Mouthpiece Review) but the 56 Mark II mouthpiece is 3-D printed and at […]
Windy City Woodwinds 56 Select Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new Windy City Woodwinds 56 Select alto saxophone mouthpiece. The 56 Select alto sax mouthpiece is advertised as capturing the warmth and singing quality of the 1950’s “cool school” of alto saxophone playing in the style of Art Pepper, Bud Shank and Paul Desmond. As someone who listened to a […]
10mFan Supernova Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan saxophone mouthpieces. This is the Supernova 7 hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor, alto and soprano saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find here. Whenever Mark Sepinuck, at 10mFan mouthpieces, comes out with […]
Meyer Bros New York Connoisseur Series Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing two new Meyer Bros New York 7 and 8 Connoisseur series alto saxophone mouthpieces made by JJ Babbitt. The Connoisseur Meyer Bros NY alto saxophone mouthpieces are advertised as being a reproduction of the original Meyer Bros New York alto saxophone mouthpiece that Cannonball Adderley played as described in this quote […]
Otto Link Tone Edge Early Babbitt Connoisseur Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new Otto Link Early Babbitt remake connoisseur series tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by JJ Babbitt. The Connoisseur EB (Early Babbitt) tenor saxophone mouthpieces are advertised as being from the same molds as the original hard rubber Otto Link Early Babbitt tenor sax mouthpieces as described in this quote from the […]
Swingin’ Max Ionata “I Remember You” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
Here is another swingin’ melody/solo by the great tenor saxophone player from Italy, Max Ionata. I absolutely love this short rendition from Instagram of the melody of “I Remember You” with Max’s signature bebop lines weaved within the spaces. Max Ionata plays with a perfect blend of hip jazz lines, crazy technique, a swingin’ time […]
Pat Martino’s Great Just Friends Guitar Solo Transcription Transposed for Saxophones
Here is a great transcription of the great guitarist, Pat Martino, soloing on the classic standard “Just Friends”. This was in a file on my computer labeled “Solos to Transcribe”. Usually, I put music in this file that peaks my interest and that I would like to dig in to at a later date. After […]
Vermont Wooden Toy Factory Saxophone Mouthpiece Stand Review
A bunch of you have asked me about these beautiful wooden mouthpiece stands I have been using lately on social media. They are made by a friend of mine up here in Vermont whose name is Pat Slater. I met Pat at church one Sunday and as we were making small talk, I asked him […]
GetASax GS NEW YORK Meyer Bros NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Replica Review
Today, I am reviewing the GetASax GS NEW YORK Meyer Bros alto saxophone mouthpiece replica, that is an extremely precise copy of a Brian Curry’s favorite Meyer Bros New York alto saxophone mouthpiece. These cool white mouthpieces are made by Brian Curry at GetASax.com. I have already reviewed the GetASax GS RESO tenor sax mouthpiece […]
Theo Wanne Gaia 4 Gold Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new Gaia 4 gold tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne. I have reviewed the original Gaia model many years ago and the hard rubber Gaia 3 and gold Gaia 3 in 2019. I even posted a comparison review between the the hard rubber and gold Gaia 3 models as […]
One Ligature to Rule Them All? Roberto’s Winds Uovo Tenor Saxophone Ligature Review
Today, I am reviewing the new Roberto’s Winds Uovo {woh-voh} tenor saxophone ligature for metal tenor saxophone mouthpieces. The Uovo ligature is advertised by Roberto’s as being “the only tenor saxophone ligature designed to generate sympathetic resonance, enriching the harmonic palette to enable your very best sound. It opens up, enriches, and projects its sound […]
Boston Sax Shop R-Series 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am excited to be reviewing the new BSS (Boston Sax Shop) R-Series 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece released by Jack Tyler at the Boston Sax Shop. Jack Tyler is the owner of Boston Sax Shop and has been my saxophone repairman for the last eight to nine years. I usually head down to Boston […]
Avel Sound Concept ASC Foehn Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Avel Sound Concept (ASC) Foehn model tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Max at Avel Sound Concept Mouthpieces. These are really reasonable priced, quality hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpieces that, as you will soon hear, play incredibly well….. The hard rubber ASC Foehn tenor sax mouthpiece I am reviewing today has […]
Theo Wanne Lakshmi Gold Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am excited to be reviewing a brand new “top secret” tenor saxophone mouthpiece by Theo Wanne called the Lakshmi. This Lakshmi gold tenor saxophone mouthpiece has a 7* tip opening and is being released here (Lakshmi page) by Theo Wanne at the same time as I am posting this review today. I have […]
The SYOS Originals Smoky, Steady and Spark Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing and comparing three new SYOS Originals series alto saxophone mouthpieces. SYOS mouthpieces has released this new Originals SYOS line of tenor, alto and soprano saxophone mouthpieces to give saxophone players a simpler way to order a quality saxophone mouthpiece at a more affordable price point. I have already reviewed the SYOS […]
The SYOS Originals Smoky, Steady and Spark Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing and comparing three new SYOS Originals series tenor saxophone mouthpieces. SYOS mouthpieces has released this new Originals SYOS line of tenor, alto and soprano saxophone mouthpieces to give saxophone players a simpler way to order a quality saxophone mouthpiece at a more affordable price point. I have already reviewed the SYOS […]
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