{"id":53000,"date":"2023-09-13T10:53:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=53000"},"modified":"2023-09-13T10:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:55:29","slug":"news-round-up-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2023\/news-round-up-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"News Round Up: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been so busy doing some work for my tech, and working on much needed updates for my site, that The Bassic Sax Blog has really taken a backseat. So a few weeks ago I decided to take a quick trip down the news sections of some search engines and find what has been happening over the past couple of years. (Yes, it had really been that long since I looked at current saxophone happenings. Wow! I had really let things slide.)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

True, most of these stories are now in fact history<\/em>, and no longer news<\/em>. Nonetheless, I felt they were important\/strange\/curious enough that they should be included here, if for no other reason than The Bassic Sax Blog<\/em> has for years been the place that pulled together some of the most important bits and pieces in the world of saxophone trivia, and included them in an easy-to-find location. That is why I have chosen to include this stories here. <\/p>\n

Since there were so many stories that I felt were in some way relevant, I opted to split this News Update into two sections. Part 1 has been done for a bit now, but Part 2 is still a work in progress.<\/p>\n

Part 2 is the more emotional one, and covers among other things, obits of some of the most influential people in the saxophone world we have lost over the last couple of years. I hope to have it finished in the coming month. In the meantime, here is a re-cap of the what I’ve found interesting in the world of saxophone news over the last 24 or so months.<\/p>\n

Tech<\/h3>\n

If you love your gadgets, you are sure to have seen either one or both of these bits of electronica. <\/p>\n

Travel Sax 2<\/h4>\n

Travel Sax 2 is really a tiny plastic practice saxophone, which allows players to practice silently. Presumably aimed at city dwellers, this instrument by Odisei Music<\/a> allows for a wide variety applications. <\/p>\n

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