Dick Parry: The Man Behind The Saxophone Sounds Of Pink Floyd
When it comes to saxophone in popular music, arguably some of the most, if not the most, epic saxophone solos ever played were done by Pink Floyd’s Dick Parry. …
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Colin Stetson: A Bass Saxophonist Who Will Challenge What You Believe Is The Very Nature Of Saxophones
Saxophones are monophonic instruments, right? Or so we’ve been led to believe. As long as we’ve been playing, our instructors have taught us that saxophones …
June 28, 1846: An Important Date In Saxophone History
It was on this date that Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone—and a number of other musical instruments that have faded into the shadows of our …
The Importance Of A Good Foundation
Very simply put, without a good foundation in the fundamentals, a player will be frustrated because they won’t be able to play what’s on the …
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Little Richard & His Saxophonist Grady Gaines
I sometimes get asked by my friends why I like the rock ‘n roll of the 50s so much. The answer is very simple: The …
