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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, interviewed Jody Espina, President of Jody Jazz Mouthpieces, Live at the NAMM Show 2023 in Anaheim, CA.

One of the biggest releases from the saxophone industry this year has been the new DV HR alto saxophone mouthpiece from Jody Jazz Mouthpieces.

Hear what it sounds like, and get all the latest information from Jody Espina President of Jody Jazz.

The link to this episode, along with more Resources, is on our website.

We also talked about:

1. see which famous band is endorsing Jody Jazz

2. discover the Jody Jazz Band Director Kit

3. how Band Directors can get free t-shirts

4. and more

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A number of classical saxophonists had approached me at the NAMM Show a few years ago to let me know about the Lefreque Sound Bridge.

They were saying it radically improved their overall sound and made it more efficient to produce in-tune pitches due to the way the Lefreque Sound Bridge bypassed some of the nodes on the saxophone.

You can get the details from our previous episode HERE.

What surprised me was that the Lefreque company came out with a new ligature.

This ligature is based on the principles of their Sound Bridge, and allows the reed to vibrate more freely (hence the name, Free-Reed Ligature).

The link to this episode, along with more Resources, is on our website.

At the NAMM Show, Hans and I spoke about:

• How Hans came up with the idea for the new Free-Reed Ligature
• How the new Free-Reed Ligature works
• How the Free-Reed ligature keeps the shape of the reed
• Other placements for the Free-Reed Ligature

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You’ve probably heard all the buzz about the release of the Practice Notebooks of Michael Brecker.

This episode dives deep into the publishing of those notebooks and more!

Dr. David Demsey is the Coordinator of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University in New Jersey.

He completed his Doctoral Studies at the Eastman School of Music, and has degrees from Juilliard School of Music and the University of Maine.

Demsey was a contributing editor to the Saxophone Journal.

He is also the Curator of the William Paterson Living Jazz Archives, containing archives of Clark Terry, Thad Jones, James William and Michael Brecker.

David, along with Musical Editor, Larry Dunlap, and Publisher, Chuck Sher, were all instrumental in bringing these notebooks to the public.

We talked a great deal about the process of editing & releasing the notebooks, and for those of you who want a sneak peek inside, the video for this episode is a must-watch!

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

Here’s what we covered in this episode:

1. How David met Michael Brecker

2. Brecker’s 1st ALBUM & CONCERT as a leader

3. How the damage to his vocal cords led him to pursue the EWI

4. Tone tips from Joe Allard

5. How the William Paterson University Archives started

6. The origin of publishing the notebooks

7. Looking back to Michael’s early years; sharing old pictures from the Archives

8. What got his band disqualified at a Jazz Festival

9. Brecker’s definition of playing outside

10. A tip from Brecker on how to get a good sense of time

11. A look into the recently published Practice Notebooks

12. How to approach the patterns in this book

13. What Michael said to David about transcribing his solos

14. A look inside the archives

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At the NAMM Show 2023, I was able to corner Maxime Carron of SYOS Mouthpieces for a few minutes to get the scoop on the latest happenings with the company.

Every year, their booth is so crowded, it’s almost impossible to get even a couple of minutes with them.

The link to this episode, along with more Resources, is on our website.

We also talked about new places you can find SYOS mouthpieces and more.

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You may not have heard about the new, patented design of the EMEO Digital Practice Saxophone.

At the NAMM Show 2023, it was a big hit – their booth was crowded every single day.

The link to this episode, along with more Resources, is on our website.

This episode was proudly sponsored by Rovner Products, creators of fine ligatures for saxophone and clarinet for almost 50 years.

www.RovnerProducts.com

I spoke with Oleg Raskin from EMEO, and we talked about:

• The features of the EMEO Digital Practice Saxophone
• The purpose for creating it
• Their patented design
• The sounds the EMEO comes with
• How you can practice without blowing through the instrument
• Upcoming projects

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Richard Pavlidis is a saxophonist, composer, teacher and multi-instrumentalist from Melbourne, Australia.

Educated at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Richard has toured Australia, New Zealand and Europe and has performed at major festivals including Splendour in the Grass, The Manly Jazz Festival in Sydney, and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Richard’s debut solo album ‘Without Within’ was released in 2019 and supported by an Australian tour. Music from this album can be found in the Australian Jazz Real Book and the Australian Jazz Museum.

The album caught the attention of celebrated saxophonist Kenny G, who said via social media ‘I love the way you combine bebop licks with more modern-sounding phrases, and your technique is amazing. You are such a great player!’

During the Covid quarantine in 2021, Richard put together ‘Lockdown Sessions’ – a global collaborative album of jazz standards featuring performances from Germany, Israel, the USA, and all around Australia.

‘The Australian’ describes Richard as ‘a saxophone colossus in the making’.

Richard’s newest album ‘Iconography’ will be officially released on June 2, 2023.

Be sure to listen to this audio podcast version, so you can hear the track Persona in the Intro, and Still Life at the end of the episode. Both tracks are from his new album.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

Our sponsor for this episode is Victory Musical Instruments.

Check out this award-winning brand of instruments at www.victorymusical.com

We talked about:

1. The 1 difficulty improvisation teachers face

2. Why you shouldn’t try to be like Brecker

3. How the greatest players think about their own playing

4. Benefits of busking

5. The challenge of performing originals with different musicians

6. A Visualization exercise to help with your altissimo

7. and more!

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When it comes to protecting your saxophone, the quality of your saxophone case is super important.

When buying a new saxophone, the case that comes with it is usually sufficient…

…In fact, cases have improved tremendously over the past few years.

But many of these cases are not suitable for traveling, especially on planes.

For the past few years, I’ve been using the BAM Hightech case for my tenor saxophones.

While I love that case, it is not a great fit for my large bell, Trevor James saxophone.

But this year at the NAMM Show 2023, I found a case that’s sleek, light and very protective.

Introducing the new Micro Zip Case from ProTec Style.

ProTec has been a major player in the music industry for decades, making cases for many instruments, as well as accessories and brass mutes.

When I heard about the new Zip Case from my friend, Zachary Sprull (of Rovner Products), I knew I had to get to their booth at NAMM.

I was so happy I did!

The case is light, durable and has a scratch resistant ABS shell.

My large bell Trevor James tenor saxophone fits perfectly in it!

The link to this episode, along with more Resources, is on our website.

This episode was proudly sponsored by Rovner Products, creators of fine ligatures for saxophone and clarinet for almost 50 years.

www.RovnerProducts.com

I spoke with Andy Lutz from ProTec about all the features in this episode from the NAMM Show 2023.

You’ll hear about all the great features of this case.

Plus, I share a plane travel tip at the end.

And, there’s a cover you can buy separately that acts as an insulated case that adds extra pockets for storage.

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It was great catching up with Jeff Kashiwa at the NAMM Show this year.

We weren’t expecting him to be there, but we saw him at the Trevor James Saxophones booth and had to get the latest from him.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

This episode was proudly sponsored by Rovner Products, creators of fine ligatures for saxophone and clarinet for almost 50 years.

www.RovnerProducts.com

In this short interview ( there was a really loud brass band playing not too far from us), we spoke about:

• What Jeff loves about the current tenor sax he plays
• Jeff’s new projects for 2023

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It was 5 years ago that I found out about Trevor James Saxophones.

It totally changed my thinking about modern saxophones, and transformed my own sound.

Learn more about these special saxes in this episode Live from the NAMM Show 2023, where I talked with Sandro Massullo.

And find out why great artists such as Andy Snitzer, Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole, Louis Van Taylor, Adrian Crutchfield and many others play Trevor James Saxophones.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

This episode was proudly sponsored by Rovner Products, creators of fine ligatures for saxophone and clarinet for almost 50 years.

www.RovnerProducts.com

We talked about:

🎷 Why Donna has been playing Trevor James Saxophones for the past 5 years

🎷 The different finishes for the Trevor James horns

🎷 What makes Trevor James horns unique

🎷 and more!

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Saxophonist and Composer, Grace Kelly, returns to the Everything Saxophone Podcast; she has been on the show before, talking about the roles of a band leader and how she picks up her band members.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

Our Sponsor:

All the NAMM Show 2023 episodes are sponsored by Rovner Products.

In this episode, we talked about:

•  How she created her “Grace-ified” version of A Night In Tunisia and other cover songs
•  The importance of practicing stage performance techniques
•  Grace’s mouthpiece switch
•  Live from NAMM Show 2023 at the Yamaha Booth – A Night in Tunisia
• and more!

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Donna spoke with Matt Ambrose, Chief Machinist, from Theo Wanne Mouthpieces, at the NAMM Show 2023 in Anaheim, CA.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

All the NAMM Show 2023 episodes are sponsored by Rovner Products.

We spoke about:

• the updated Theo Wanne mouthpiece models - Brahma, Shiva and Ambika
• Matt's advice for finding the best mouthpiece for you
• Comparing the Gaia 4 to the Brahma 4

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Virginia Mayhew has performed throughout the US, Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean and Bermuda, and has been an active participant in the NY jazz scene since 1987.

Virginia has performed at Carnegie Hall and many of NYC’s finest jazz venues.

She has also been featured as a leader at many jazz festivals, both within the United States and abroad, and has traveled twice as a representative of the United States as a Jazz Ambassador (in the tradition of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington), once to the Newly Independent States and a second time to Southeast Asia.

Virginia is also the saxophonist and musical director of the Duke Ellington Legacy, an 8-piece group founded by two of Duke Ellington’s grandchildren, Edward Ellington II and Gaye Ellington.

Some of her notable albums are the critically acclaimed Mary Lou Williams’ Next 100 Years and  Thank You Uncle Edward.

She has been featured in Downbeat, Jazziz and JazzTimes magazines.

Right now, you are listening to What’s Your  Story Morning Glory featuring Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, from the Mary Lou Williams Next 100 Years Project.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

We talked about:

• How Donna first met Virginia & the impact of female Big Bands
• When she decided to make music as a career
• Her biggest mentor early in her career – Johnny Coppola
• How she met George Cables
• How she learned improvisation
• How she makes her solos interesting
• Inspiration behind “Mary Lou Williams: The Next 100 Years” album
• Having a beginner’s mind
• and more!

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If you were even a little bit curious about Fiberreed, this episode is for you!

Donna spoke with Daniel Hofmann, Fiberreed Representative for the U.S., at the NAMM Show 2023 in Anaheim, CA.

Dannie gave a complete breakdown of ALL the Fiberreed models, including the 2 new ones added within the past 2 months.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

All the NAMM Show 2023 episodes are sponsored by Rovner Products.

We talked about:

1. All the different models of Fiberreeds

2. How Fiberreed started

3. What Fiberreeds are made of

4. The new models, Carbon GSax and RPL

5. The strengths of Fiberreed

6. How to know when the Fiberreed needs to be replaced

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In this 2nd episode from the NAMM Show 2023, Donna spoke with Ron Van Ostenbridge from Bari Woodwinds.

Bari was the 1st synthetic reed on the market, created by Wolfe Tannenbaum back in the 1950's.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

All the NAMM Show 2023 episodes are sponsored by Rovner Products.

We talked about:

• the new Eco Reed, and how Bari is doing its part in saving the planet
• Ron gave a great description of all the other reeds Bari makes
• Bari's line of mouthpieces
• a demo by saxophonist, Phil French

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In the first of many episodes from the NAMM Show 2023, Donna interviewed Saxophonist, Angela Gomez.

Originally from Columbia, Angela is now located in Miami, FL and is taking the U.S. music scene by storm.

Up to 5 months ago, she was mostly playing alto sax, but under the advise from her good friend, Melvin Quinones (of Victory Musical Instruments), she started to play the Bari Sax.

You will hear her playing on the Bari Sax at the end of this episode.

Check out this episode of the podcast to get to know Angela Gomez!

The link to her full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

All the NAMM Show 2023 episodes are sponsored by Rovner Products.

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Karl Hunter is a Southern California-based multi-instrumentalist, Studio Musician, Clinician and Music Educator. He is best known for being the featured saxophone soloist with the multi-Platinum-selling, grammy nominated, contemporary swing band, “Big Bad Voodoo Daddy”, of which he has been a member for 27 years.

As of January 2020, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has played over 3000 shows.

Karl has played for four U.S. presidents and has performed on stage with Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Garth Brooks, Little Richard, B.B King, Arturo Sandoval, and many others.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s music has been featured numerous times on television and movie soundtracks including: “Swinger’s”, “Scooby Doo”, “Phineas and Ferb”, “Dancing With The Stars”, “Friends”, “Malcolm in the Middle”, “Third Rock from the Sun” (theme song), “Party of Five”, “Ally Mcbeal”, and “Melrose Place”.

Some of Karl’s other studio work outside of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy includes recordings with Rap Mogul, Dr. Dre, funk legends Blood Stone and the Soul Legend, Solomon Burke.

Karl is a featured clinician and endorses  Yamaha Saxophones and  Clarinets & Theo Wanne mouthpieces.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Legere Reeds.

We talked about:

🎷 How Big Bad Voodoo Daddy started

🎷 What it’s like to play for television and game shows

🎷 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s 3000th show

 🎷 How Karl stays inspired playing the same songs over and over for 1000’s of shows

🎷 If he could re-do his solos and make them the way he wanted them to be

🎷 How to handle recording solos when you’re not “in the moment” anymore

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Los Angeles born tenor saxophonist, Mando Dorame, is best known as the co-founder of Royal Crown Revue.

His big tenor sound evokes early Americana, with his roots in Rhythm & Blues and Jazz.

Some of Mando’s biggest influences are from the tenor titans of the 20th century including Sam Butera, Illinois Jacquet, Big Jay McNeely, Sonny Rollins and Dexter Gordon.

Mando has also studied with Capitol recording legend Plas Johnson of “Pink Panther” fame.

Mando Dorame has had an illustrious career in the past 20 years as the premiere roots tenor saxophonist and co-founder of the famed Royal Crown Revue and creator of the Vegas headlining band, The Jennifer Keith Quintet.

He has also collaborated and toured with the great Bette Midler, Jon Batiste, recorded with Mike Ness and was featured on Gene Simmons TV show.

His music has been featured in many films and TV shows including:

• The Mask (with Jim Carrey)
• Dancing with the Stars
• Gene Simmons Family Jewels
• Swingers
• Something’s Gotta Give (with Jack Nicholson)
• Charmed
• PLUS MANY MORE

Aside from his own writing and arranging, Mando plays regularly with The Jennifer Keith Quintet and Royal Crown Revue.  Always in high demand, he has lately been featured in many great roots bands such as JD McPherson, Robert Gordon, Nick Waterhouse, Reverend Horton Heat, Si Cranstoun, and Grammy nominated The Blasters!

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

This episode was proudly sponsored by Legere Reeds, www.legere.com

We talked about:

• The effect of Big Jay McNeely on the Great Honkers

• How he started Royal Crown Revue

• The #1 reason Mando got into Jazz

• How his song, Hey Pachuco, was selected to be featured in the Jim Carrey film, The Mask

• His idea of the Ultimate tenor sound

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American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader and educator, Javon Jackson, came into international prominence as a member of the legendary Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers from 1986 until Blakey’s death in 1990.

Jackson went on to release 22 recordings as a bandleader and tour and record on over 150 CDs with jazz greats including Elvin Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Haden, Betty Carter, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Stanley Turrentine and Ben E. King.

Part of a new generation of musicians that blends tradition with neo-jazz, Jackson’s own bands features straight ahead jazz, hard bop, soul and funk.

His recording, The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni, has been nominated for a 54th NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Jazz Album –Instrumental.

Jackson is currently Chair of the University of Hartford’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Studies since 2013.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

This episode was proudly sponsored by Legere Reeds, www.legere.com.

We talked about:

🎷How visualization helped Javon perform with his hero, Art Blakey

🎷Javon’s recipe for success ( in any field)

🎷Advice for making faster progress

🎷Best thing to help confidence

🎷Advice for amateur jazz musicians

🎷 and much more!

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As a native of Louisville, Kentucky, Marcus grew up with aspirations of becoming a pro football player, but his goals changed after having committed over 13 years of his young life to the U.S. Navy honorably.

During this time, his love for jazz grew by listening and learning from the late Grover Washington, Jr., David Sanborn and Kirk Whalum, to name a few.

Marcus says on one account,” I became truly inspired by a phone call from the late saxophonist, George Howard, a conversation I’ll never forget.”

Surprisingly, Marcus would find himself with Rebbie Jackson (sister of Jacksons; Janet Jackson) during her show in Las Vegas. He knew his life was being routed towards a musical journey.

During Marcus’s musical journey, he has received encouragement from famed percussionist, Sheila E. and fellow saxophonists: Nelson Rangell, Najee, his sax mentors: Joe Yorio (Toured with Peabo Bryson), Mel Holder (Grammy & Stellar Award Nominee).

In 2019, Marcus won the AMG’s Instrumentalist of the Year Award.

Also, he has released music singles that have climbed the charts.

Notably, his single, “Brand New Day”, was produced by International Recording Artist, Jonathan Fritzen. It debuted #1 for the most spins (1st week in rotation) for Billboard Smooth Jazz radio stations.

Also, “Together We Stand” charted on SmoothJazz.com Top 50 list and is currently spinning on Sirius XM Radio’s Watercolors and the Music Choice Network.

Marcus is set to release his new self-titled CD “Brand New Day”, this coming Q1, 2023. Some notable Artists, Musicians and Producers include: Mel Holder (multi-talented Grammy, Stellar, and Dove Award-nominated artist, composer, arranger, saxophonist, author and pastor), Roger Ryan (Multi-Grammy, GMA Dove nominated, Juno Award-winning Producer, musician, composer & songwriter), William Green (musician, composer, songwriter and producer), Ben Parris (Grammy “Emerging Artist” Award-winner, multi-instrumentalist & producer), Madoca Kawahara (national recording artist, keyboardist & composer), Jonathan Fritzen (contemporary jazz pianist, multi-instrumentalist & producer), Bob Baldwin (contemporary jazz pianist, music composer, author, inventor, radio host and creator of the NewUrbanJazz.com Lounge, and music producer) and Alissia Benveniste (A self-proclaimed funk revivalist, Bassist, multi-instrumentalist & producer)

A little about “Brand New Day”….this compilation of music is about a brief summary of Marcus’s life. It begins with his journey as a young adult to his transformation into a renewed, inspired man, father and musician, which can be noticed and heard by the titles of his songs.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

We talked about:

🎷How tips from Nelson Rangell, Najee and Mike Phillips changed his playing

🎷His pro football path, his service in the US Navy, and how he transitioned into a music career

🎷How he met and stayed with The Jackson Family 

🎷Taking your saxophone playing to that next level

🎷 and much more!

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This is Part 2 of a 2-part series with Saxophonist, Certified Alexander Teacher, and Wellness Coach, Bill Plake.

You can catch up on Part 1 HERE.

Bill Plake works as an Alexander Technique teacher, performance coach, and professional musician.

He is an AmSAT certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, maintaining a busy private practice working with musicians of many styles and genres, including members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the LA Opera Orchestra and some of the finest sessions musicians in Los Angeles.

Bill is also an NCCA Certified Health Coach and is certified as a functional fineness specialist, and as a corrective exercise specialist. Helping musicians of all ability levels function better, feel better and perform better is his passion.

The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

This podcast is sponsored by Rovner Products www.rovnerproducts.com

We spoke about:

🎷 What is the Alexander Technique

🎷 The biggest misinformation out there about articulation 

🎷 The biggest obstacle all musicians face

🎷 How you should pay attention to what you’re doing when you play

🎷 What embouchure dystonia is and what to do about it

🎷 and much more!

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