I was excited to hear that Theo Wanne was releasing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece called the Gaia 3 a few months ago and asked Theo if I could review it. I had reviewed the original Gaia alto saxophone mouthpiece back in 2010 and it was one of the best alto saxophone mouthpieces I have […]
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Drake Phil Woods Master Series Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Drake Master Series Phil Woods alto saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. This alto mouthpiece is advertised as “a near identical replica of the mouthpiece that Phil Woods played for over 40 years.” Don’t worry about the wording of “near identical”, this does not mean it is […]
SYOS Godwin Louis Signature Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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 […]
Vintage New York Meyer USA 4M Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Refaced By Jimmy Jensen Review
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 […]
The Charlie Parker Omnibook Volume 2 Review
*I posted all the recordings I could find on Youtube that go with this transcription book at the bottom of this review………Enjoy! Today, I am excited to be reviewing the Charlie Parker Omnibook Volume 2 that has just been released by Hal Leonard. This great book of transcriptions was created by Chris “Doc” Stewart who […]
JX Custom JXRO 8 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the JX Custom JXRO 8 alto saxophone mouthpiece. This is made by Jianxing Li in Guangzhou, China. A number of months ago, I was contacted and asked if I would consider reviewing the sax mouthpieces in the photo below for Mr. Li. They look to be quite the arsenal of […]
The Difference a Neck Can Make: Boston Sax Shop Heritage Alto Saxophone Neck Review
I have to admit, I usually stay away from anything to do with trying saxophone necks or different brands of saxophones. So much of my time is already consumed with trying so many different saxophone mouthpieces that adding necks and saxophones to the mix is just too overwhelming for me. The reality is that changing […]
The Cannonball Adderley Omnibook Review
Today, I am reviewing the Cannonball Adderley Omnibook that is published by Hal Leonard. This great book of transcriptions was created by Chris “Doc” Stewart who also transcribed the Sonny Rollins Omnibook that I reviewed earlier in the year. I bought this book after receiving a gift card from a student of mine. I went […]
James Bunte 42 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
This is embarrassing to admit, but here is a review that I worked on many years ago and just found on my site as a draft! I had been working on it, got side tracked and then never posted it! That’s embarrassing! I actually still have this alto mouthpiece in a drawer here in my […]
10mFan Showboat Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, has been producing a line of tenor saxophone mouthpieces for the last five years that have been very popular with saxophone players around the world. I have reviewed some of 10mFan’s tenor sax mouthpiece models in the past such as the Robusto, the Black […]
JX Custom Series B Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the JX Custom Series B alto saxophone mouthpiece. This is made by Jianxing Li in Guangzhou, China. The JX custom Series B is advertised as a replica of a 1980’s Beechler metal alto saxophone mouthpiece. I have never played a Beechler metal alto sax mouthpiece from the 1980’s but my […]
Liu Shizhao Pearls Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Last year, I posted a review of a couple new saxophone mouthpieces from Liu Shizhao out of China. He sent me a tenor saxophone mouthpiece prototype MB Prototype , an alto prototype and the Pilgrimage tenor sax mouthpiece that I was very impressed with and wrote reviews on. This review is on another Liu Shizhao mouthpiece for the alto […]
Did someone say Sanborn?…….D&S A2 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
The other day I reviewed three tenor saxophone mouthpieces made by Donghee Cho in Seoul, South Korea. They were the Model 1, the Brecker II and the Brecker III tenor sax mouthpiece models. You can read how I was contacted by Donghee and asked to review his sax mouthpieces on any one of those reviews. Today, […]
Phil-Tone Novella Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today I am reviewing another great alto saxophone mouthpiece made by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces. I have reviewed quite a few Phil-Tone sax mouthpieces on the site already and am always interested when Phil announces a new mouthpiece model. A couple of months ago he announced that he had a new mouthpiece model called the Novella […]
Transcription of Danny Janklow’s Solo on Scrapple from the Apple
Here is another Facebook “Jam of the Week” solo transcription. I love hearing some of these new young players on the scene posting their solos. There is something raw and courageous about letting it all fly on a video clip for all to see that is exciting. I also love that these are just one chorus. […]
Theo Wanne NY Bros Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne at TheoWanne.com (save 15% by using this link). Theo Wanne was one of the first sax mouthpiece makers to reach out to me and ask if I would be willing to do some reviews of his mouthpieces years ago. I had heard his name […]
Phil-tone JZ Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great mouthpiece by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces. Phil Engleman is the founder of Phil-Tone mouthpieces and I have reviewed a number of his excellent mouthpieces in the past. The Equinox, the Eclipse, the Solstice, the Tribute, the Sapphire, the Mosaic, the Rift etc…………… Phil has even more models that […]
Transcription of Danny Janklow’s Solo on Night and Day
Ok, so I’m going a little nuts with these Facebook “Jam of the Week” solo transcriptions. The truth is I love hearing some of these new young players on the scene posting their solos. There is something raw and courageous about letting it all fly on a video clip for all to see that is exciting. […]
Johannes Gerber NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great alto sax mouthpiece by Johannes Gerber in South Africa. Mr. Gerber has been making mouthpieces for many years and I have reviewed three of his mouthpieces in the past, the Gerber Slant model , the Gerber Solo LC soprano saxophone mouthpiece and last week the Gerber Vintage alto sax mouthpiece. […]
Johannes Gerber Vintage Alto Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great mouthpiece by Johannes Gerber in South Africa. Mr. Gerber has been making mouthpieces for many years and I reviewed a great tenor saxophone mouthpiece of his a few years ago, the Gerber Slant model as well as the Gerber Solo LC soprano saxophone mouthpiece last year. Johannes Gerber has […]
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