Here’s another review of the Jazz Lab Saxholder by saxophonist Frank Griffith. You can watch my review here, and my interview with Frank here. The Saxholder is the solution for all saxophonists, regardless of age, experience, size or shape. The basic problem is that the human neck was not designed to have a hunk of metal hanging from […]
If you’ve ever had people complain about your mouthpiece exercises making a horrible noise, this Jazz Lab mouthpiece silencer for saxophone is going to transform your practice. In his book Developing a Personal Saxophone Sound, Dave Liebman says ‘the closer you get to the source of the sound, the greater the effect on the overall sound’. In […]
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”] Yanagisawa S992 Curved Soprano I first encountered a curved soprano when I visited my old primary school ten years ago. A number of the students had bought curved sopranos as they were not big enough to play the alto or tenor. This of course didn’t get the hoped-for results as the youngsters couldn’t […]
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Here I am with the superb Yanagisawa T901 tenor saxophone. I was very fortunate to review this beautiful instrument at my local music shop, Wood, Wind & Reed in Cambridge. What’s it like? 1. For an entry-level saxophone, it is incredible. 2. It is just SUCH fun to play. I hope this comes across in the […]
Here I am reviewing the amazing Yanagisawa 991 baritone saxophone. This baritone was unpacked before my very eyes and only had the packing cork taken out – i.e. there was no setup. It plays straight out of the box – this can’t be said for many other makes. It’s so easy to play. Even though I haven’t played […]
