Saxtalk.com 20210412 Etude in Honor of John Coltrane
Summary: John Coltrane is my second favorite saxophonist of all time (Charlie Parker is my favorite), and I wrote and recorded this…
Hexatonic Blues Etude - 20210410 - Key 1 of 12 - B-flat
This simple saxophone etude makes the saxophonist more familiar with the hexatonic blues scale in the key of B-flat. Enjoy!!! Downloads: The…
Saxtalk.com Saxophone Etude in Honor of Piano Virtuoso Mrs. Marian McPartland
Mrs. Marian McPartland was one of my heroes. She was a human being with an incredible spirit: she treated EVERY one of…
I gave my saxophone tone more resonance by pushing my ligature forward on my Otto link mouthpiece.
I play alto saxophone, and since the early 2000s, my reed of choice has been #3 Fibracell synthetic reeds. Recently, I switched from…
Blaze Fingers Episode 11: Outliers
Saturday January 21, 1961: The home of Fats Bixby: 10 AM Fats Bixby: There’s no getting around it Blaze: you’re going to be…
Blaze Fingers Episode 10: The Saxophone Prodigy
Saturday January 14, 1961: The home of Fats Bixby: 11 AM Fats Bixby: Blaze, I’ve written a new saxophone exercise for you to…
I Wrote a Saxophone Etude in Honor of Piano Virtuoso Mrs. Marian McPartland.
Mrs. Marian McPartland was born in Windsor, England on March 20, 1918. She hosted Piano Jazz, the longest running show on National Public…