*BRAND NEW NEFFMUSIC BOOK* Super excited to have finally finished this book. I have been working on this over a couple of years and am ecstatic about the content and it’s potential for students of jazz improvisation. Working on this material has radically changed my own playing and given me a new tool to use […]
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Up Close and Personal Interview with Steve Neff on Everything Saxophone Podcast
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 […]
NEW Book-Mastering the Minor ii-7b5 V7b9 Bebop Scale
“Mastering the Minor ii-7b5 V7b9 Bebop Scale” is a new approach to learning to play great jazz lines over a minor ii-V progression. If you have worked out of my “Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale” book, you know that the bebop scale and the “bebop links” that can be added to it can be a […]
Steve Neff Reveals His Darkest Saxophone Secrets (SHOCKING!)
If you’re not sick of the sound of my voice from all my lessons you have watched, then you might be interested in this. Nick Mainella over at 10minutejazzlesson.com posted an interview that he did with me over the summer. If you are curious about the origins of neffmusic.com or my personal path with the […]
NEW Book-Mastering Altered Pentatonics
I just released a new book I have been working on for a number of years now. It covers the basic pentatonic scale in all 12 keys with 29 great pentatonic patterns to practice. It also includes 11 altered pentatonics in these patterns that you can use for a more modern “outside” sound to your […]
*NEW* Free Video Lesson on Mastering the Blues Scale Volume 1 & 2 by Steve Neff
I decided to offer another free video lesson on my books “Mastering the Blues Scale Volume 1-Minor and Mastering the Blues Scale Volume 2-Dominant Chords” for everyone. I have sold many of these books over the years and really want to make sure that everyone is getting the most out of them that they can. You […]
A Couple of Live Gig Sax Clips from the Past………
I was going through my computer this morning deleting random junk files and miscellaneous recordings from the past when I came across some clips from a gig some 10+ years ago. It’s a rough “live” gig recording and not a polished studio recording so try not to be too critical of it. I […]
Neffmusic 10 Year Anniversary-One of My First Lessons!!
Ok, so I have to post this……….It’s the official 10 year anniversary of www.neffmusic.com. I started the site in the Fall of 2006 but it really got up and running in 2007. So 2017 is the official 10 year anniversary. Woohoo!!!! (Yes, I’m very proud………..) I was going through my computer tonight deleting random […]
New Release-Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale-Book 2
I just finished a brand new Neffmusic book that I am very excited about. I’ve been working on this off and on over the last seven years and more intensely over the last eight months. In the years following my release of “Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale”, I decided that a “Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale-Book 2” […]
A Blast from the Past-Chromazone by Mike Stern Cover
This weekend, I was going through my vast computer files and trying to clean out the gigabytes of junk I had on my computer when I discovered this old clip. This is from a recording session I did way back in the early 90’s. I think I was about 25 at the time and in […]
Best Neffmusic Lesson Commercial?
I just found this post from a number of years ago. All the links were broken and the videos didn’t play. I thought I’d fix the videos and post this again as I think these are funny. My wife made these as a joke for the site. They are a bit “Hollywood” and over the […]
Improvising over “On Green Dolphin Street” Video
Here’s another video of me playing with that Hal Crook play along. I’m not even sure if this play along is still being published. It’s called “Creative Comping for Improvisation”. I haven’t seen it since the early 90’s. It is such a ball to jam to because the comping is not traditional at all. There […]
Let’s Get It On Lamberson 7DD Tenor Mouthpiece
Here’s a video clip that has been on my site since it started years ago. I made this video back in 2006 when I was part of a great Boston function band “Soho”. This is a cover of “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye. I take a small solo towards the end of the […]
Bending Notes on the Saxophone
A great sax player has mastered the art of bending and shaping their notes to express what they want to convey. It might be a mood, attitude or emotion. There is no doubt that bending notes adds excitement and emotion to a solo. Bending notes on the saxophone is one of the coolest things that […]
As Funny as a Brain Tumor! Part 1
Over the years, I have told this story hundreds of times. At restaurants, friend’s homes, camping trips and many other places. There have been a number of times where I start telling the story to one person and soon find myself surrounded by a number of people all tentatively listening. These attentive listeners will […]
As Funny as a Brain Tumor! Part 2
Ok, where was I? Oh yeah……… So all this hysterical laughing is going on. As this is getting worse and worse, things in my life start to quickly fall apart around me. Most of my relationships are stressed because people think I’m a little strange (OK very strange if not crazy). The bands I’m in […]
As Funny as a Brain Tumor! Part 7
Well………..where were we? Oh yeah, in Mass General Hospital, waiting for my next surgery. As I remember, it was 2-3 days later. They came to get me for the surgery and it was an emotional time. This was the big surgery where they were messing with my nerves, arteries and not to mention my […]
As Funny as a Brain Tumor! Part 9
Ok, I have my emotions contained again and can go on with my story……. After the neurosurgeon told me I couldn’t play the saxophone ever again, I think I was in shock. I didn’t know what to say or how to feel. After a short while, I started feeling this heavy feeling of sadness coming […]
As Funny as a Brain Tumor! Part 12
Well, I’ve been putting this off long enough! To be honest, writing this part of the story is not something I feel very excited about. There are a few reasons for this. One, it’s not funny (well maybe a little funny). Two, it brings back some painful memories. Three, it doesn’t paint me in the […]
As Funny as a Brain Tumor! Part 15
The next morning, our last day in Disney, I woke up to my kids talking to each other. I sat up in bed and just looked at them. There voices sounded normal. I couldn’t believe it. Matter of fact, I didn’t believe it. I put on the radio, it sounded normal. I was so excited […]
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