From Musical Pariah To Jazz Icon: The Saxophone’s Fall & Rise
The instrument that we play is one of the most popular in the world. Saxophones are the epitome of cool, and have come to symbolize …
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The Grammy Awards & Jazz’s Invisibility, Even In The Industry
Last night, the American music industry held its annual Grammy Awards/concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Over the course of the 3.5 hour …
Conjoined Twin Sax Players: From Sideshows To Vaudeville
For quite some time now, whenever I search eBay for saxophone collectibles, up pops a photograph of conjoined twins playing sax. Honestly, I thought it …
The Risks Of The Current Vintage Sax Market
Over the last few days I’ve been exchanging emails with a number of people who are vintage horn shopping. Some of these people live in …
Sensuous Sax: Does It Put You “In The Mood”?
A few weeks ago I was having a discussion with a friend (a non-sax player), about the sax/sex connection. She had never noticed how the …
