{"id":22970,"date":"2011-03-21T08:41:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T15:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=22970"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T16:49:03","slug":"ever-wanted-to-learn-how-to-play-smooth-jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2011\/ever-wanted-to-learn-how-to-play-smooth-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever Wanted To Learn How To Play Smooth Jazz?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well have no fear, because a series of videos by sax player Roger Manins, will help you figure out how to play that elusive style that is so crucial to commercial and financial success. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>But you know what they say: before you can run, you first have to learn how to walk. So in this very first video, Roger begins with a few of the basics like clothing and scale choices.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roger Manins : how to play &quot;smooth jazz saxophone&quot;  lesson #1.mov\" width=\"1174\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y9bEbyXSG60?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So how was that? Was that educational? \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<div class=\"short-cry pullquote   fontfamily-default fontsize-110\">Intonation is not really an issue. It&#8217;s about getting that emotion in there.<\/div>\n<p>BTW, in between the humorous bits, there was quite a bit of truth. So if you&#8217;re looking to learn how to play the genre, don&#8217;t discount everything he says, just because the guy&#8217;s wearing a wife beater, a tacky Hawaiian shirt, and standing in front of a photo mural of the kind that last saw great popularity sometime around the 1970s. \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n<p>This video was intended has humour, and not as a serious exploration of the genre. (Gee, what gave it away?) \ud83d\ude08<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to really learn how to play smooth jazz, listen to some players like Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, David Sanborn, Greg Vail, and yes, even Kenny G, etc. etc. Play along with them, and copy their style, their tone, and their embellishments.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s something to keep in mind while you&#8217;re playing along with your favourite smooth jazz artist however: The sound you hear is achieved in the recording studio, and generally speaking a fair amount of reverb is added.<\/p>\n<p>Another thing that will help you learn the style is to get a teacher. 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