Happy 197th Sax Day
It was 197 years ago today, on November 6, 1814, that Adolphe Sax was born. No one knew that his birth in Dinant, Belgium, …
Famous And Not-So Famous Sax Players
The Yakety King Curtis
This week I was shedding some King Curtis. Specifically, I was working out the solo he played on the 1958 song Yakety Yak, that was performed …
Blues And A White Saxophone, Hungarian Style
One of my favourite alto saxophonists—who also happens to be a sometime reader of my weblog—has a new project. Marcellina, the Hungarian-Swiss saxophonist, who is …
R.I.P. Finn Martin
Last Friday evening just before 11:00 PM, Swedish/Irish saxophonist, Finn Martin, plunged to his death while performing his famous Vertigo tour in Leipzig, Germany. …
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Another Veteran Sax Player Appears With A Pop Superstar
A few weeks ago I wrote about the late Clarence Clemons, and his appearance in Lady Gaga’s video The Edge Of Glory. Now another veteran …
