many people wish they could play the saxophone, are you one of them?
Charlie Parker is quoted as saying ""You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail."
I think these are very wise words for any aspiring musician. Except for the rare few anyone who wants to learn an instrument has to become proficient in technique before they are really able to have the freedom to express their musicality. It is on that journey that many learners give up.
The saxophone evokes powerful romantic associations. There is something highly appealing about the sound of a saxophone and the mystery of the saxophonist. As the words from the musical Miss Saigon say "the song played on a solo saxophone a crazy sound,a lonely sound, a cry that tells us love goes on and on, played on a solo saxophone, it's telling me, to hold you tight and dance like it's the last night of the world."
Saxophones are cool, saxophones are stylish. They use a single reed like a clarinet and the instrument was invented in 1841 in Belgium by Adolphe Sax. They come in a range of sizes related to key pitch. The Sopranini is small and looks more like a clarinet than the traditional curvy saxophone, on the other hand the contra bass is huge making an adult look like a small child when holding it! The most familiar versions are the tenor an alto saxes, and whilst they are most frequently made of brass, there are plastic and even bamboo models.
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I think these are very wise words for any aspiring musician. Except for the rare few anyone who wants to learn an instrument has to become proficient in technique before they are really able to have the freedom to express their musicality. It is on that journey that many learners give up.
The saxophone evokes powerful romantic associations. There is something highly appealing about the sound of a saxophone and the mystery of the saxophonist. As the words from the musical Miss Saigon say "the song played on a solo saxophone a crazy sound,a lonely sound, a cry that tells us love goes on and on, played on a solo saxophone, it's telling me, to hold you tight and dance like it's the last night of the world."
Saxophones are cool, saxophones are stylish. They use a single reed like a clarinet and the instrument was invented in 1841 in Belgium by Adolphe Sax. They come in a range of sizes related to key pitch. The Sopranini is small and looks more like a clarinet than the traditional curvy saxophone, on the other hand the contra bass is huge making an adult look like a small child when holding it! The most familiar versions are the tenor an alto saxes, and whilst they are most frequently made of brass, there are plastic and even bamboo models.
photo credit Music Wholesale
"Don't play the saxophone.
Let it play you."
Charlie Parker
Tweets About Sax
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- _RuMine
- Wish I could play the saxophone
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- LisaCChilds
- why am I never asked to play my saxophone on the roof of Buckingham Palace? #OurHouseInTheMiddleOfOnesStreet #OnTheBucketList
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- KayleeighLarkin
- @mcgrath102 yeah I'm in ridz watching a man play the saxophone
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- katielaidlaw_x
- i used to play the saxophone, it was fun
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- IsobelR14
- wish I could play the saxophone, piano and guitar
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- PerpetualPeas
- Sir Duke is bringing back memories of unsuccessfully attempting to play this on the saxophone, many years ago (not quite 60) #diamondjubilee
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- t3xSacco
- Play the saxophone like Epic Sax Guy! Download the app for Windows Phone 7 now! http://t.co/xWnvGsTj
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- JohnDaDon_
- I wanna learn how to play the saxophone
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- EternallyGOLD
- @rainnwilson could I join? I play the saxophone
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- jennibee11
- I can play the saxophone, why was I not invited to play at the #jubileeconcert ?!
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- AnySuperShroom
- I'm a musician, I play the saxophone.. They call me simpson ;)
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- ElizabethM22
- @Clairemorris_ you are gonna love it ooo of the saxophone man is there ill get him to play you a cheeky tune when you're on the podium 🎷
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- xBellaDame_
- I think I still remember how to play the saxophone not sure though 😏
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- Riia_Oniikz
- RT @ChinTHK: "@Riia_Oniikz: I love anyone that can play the piano, trumpet, violin or saxophone...and do it well" meeee lol
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Blogs About Sax
- Musician lands Internet fame with 'B@man!' musical
- I play piano, clarinet, saxophone, flute, guitar and upright bass. I began playing clarinet in fifth grade because I wanted to be in the school band. I switched to saxophone in sixth grade because I thought it was more masculine than clarinet.
- Storyteller: Making music — again
- To sign up, someone must love music, have the desire to play and be 50 years old or older. This New Jersey native was a barbershop quartet singer for 35 years. But he hadn't played the saxophone since he was a member of the band at Syracuse University ...
- 'Small-town jazz guy': Musician forges a multifaceted niche as a band director ...
- Rick Hirsch plays his alto saxophone in his home studio on Monday, May 21, 2012. Abby Drey As a saxophonist and bandleader in the State College area who specializes in jazz, Rick Hirsch works mainly with instrumental music. However, as he led a recent ...
- HONK! Fest West 2012
- COM A trombone player with The Ten Man Brass Band goes out on a limb. Photo: LINDSEY WASSON / SEATTLEPI.COM A member of Emperor Nortons Stationary Marching Band claps his hands while performing. Photo: LINDSEY WASSON / SEATTLEPI.COM A saxophone player ...
"And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan."
David Bowie
Featured Saxophone Lenses
News About Sax
- Concert Review: Rufus Wainwright
- The show felt like a true ensemble performance, with the saxophone-player, clarinetist, drummer and backup singers all taking solos. Known for his operatic and Baroque folk-style singing (he even showed his first opera, Prima Dona, ...
- Bands, spectators hoping weather good for Concerts in Park opener
- By Chris Welch, The Huntsville Times Monday is the opening of the 10-week free series of Concerts in the Park, which is a co-production of The Arts Council and the City of Huntsville's Department of Recreation Services. Concerts are open to the public ...
- Decatur Municipal band bringing free concerts to community for 155th year
- The opening concert theme is the ?155th Anniversary Celebration? with Leah Curry as guest vocalist and Perry Rask, Millikin University music teacher and saxophone player, as instrumental soloist. Expect many of the loyal fans to arrive an hour early to ...
- Mexican rockers Caifanes thrill Phoenix
- Unlike other recent Latin performances, the concert was devoid of any Senate Bill 1070 protesters; however Caifanes acknowledged and addressed the controversial issue early and often throughout the night. "The first thing is to be fearless, ...
The Sax Industry
- Boosey and Hawkes
- UK manufacturer
- Buescher
- Under the Selmer brand
- G Le Blanc
- USA
- Selmer
- USA
- Yamaha
- Japanese
Sax Stars
- Charlie Parker
- Nicknamed Bird, or Yardbird. American jazz saxophonist and composer.
- John Coltrane
- Nicknamed Trane and made a saint by the African Orthodox Church as Saint John William Coltrane.
- Lester Young
- Nicknamed "Prez". He played with Count Bassie
- Coleman Hawkins
- The first important jazz musician to use the instrument
- Sonny Rollins
- Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins. Born in New York City September 7, 1930
- Eric Dolphy
- Born in Los Angeles. Highly improvisational style.
- Cannonball Adderley
- Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley
- Wayne Shorter
- Born in Newark, New Jersey,
- Stanley Turrentine
- Known as "Mr. T" or "The Sugar Man",
- Dexter Gordon
- Known as 'Long Tall Dexter' and 'Sophisticated Giant
John Coltrane
"I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that matters as long as there's some feeling of communication, it isn't necessary that it be understood."
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Tenor Saxophones on eBay
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Beginners Guides To Sax
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Sax Links
- Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain
- Founded in 1976
- National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain
- The Saxophone Choir grew out from the French military wind orchestras and bands from the end of the 1800s
- North American Saxophone Alliance
- Saxophones in North America since 1969
- Australian Clarinet and Saxophone
- Queensland
- Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Western Australia
- Western Australia
Interesting Classsical Saxophone Link List
- Baritone Saxophone
- Classic saxophone for classical music
- Anders Lundegard
- Classical Saxophonist
Jan Gabarek
one of the most interesting saxophonists in the world
I was introduced to Jan Gabarek on a course I was attending in the English Lake district. His music was played during breaks. Just sitting and listening you seem to drift away into another place, incredible stuff.
Jan Gabarek Saxophonist
say something about sax
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Phillyfreeze69
Apr 7, 2012 @ 6:00 pm | delete
- Clint Eastwood produced and directed the critically acclaimed film "Bird" released in 1988. His tribute to Charlie "Yardbird" Parker's life and genius of one the great saxophonist is a classic. Bird along with Dizzy Gillespie were founders of the popular Jazz genre aptly call "Be-Bop"
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raphaelo
Mar 18, 2012 @ 2:40 pm | delete
- So wonderful lens.. my friend.. Love it :)
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Edutopia
Jan 30, 2012 @ 7:21 pm | delete
- Nice lens. Lisa Simpson was my first exposure to the sax but she sure wasn't my last.
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LittleTwoTwo
Jan 15, 2012 @ 1:24 am | delete
- Love this lens, so informative, exactly what I was looking for.
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JoshK47
Nov 30, 2011 @ 11:44 am | delete
- Quite a lovely instrument, indeed, capable of portraying quite a wide variety of emotions. Blessed by a SquidAngel!
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elijazz
Nov 10, 2011 @ 6:22 pm | delete
- Don't forget Joe Henderson!
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- Jan Garbarek in, you've missed him, Doctone.
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Doctone
Sep 2, 2011 @ 2:36 pm | delete
- Would love to have seen Branford Marsalis, Paul Desmond and Jan Garbarek in that list, but great lens
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nature-photographer
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- I don't play, but a few of my friends played it very well in high school. I loved to listen to them. Thanks for bringing back good memories.
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RomeSal
Apr 14, 2011 @ 6:44 am | delete
- My son loves the saxaphone and plays it for his band besides the piano - he simply adores it! I will make sure he reads and reviews some of your clips as well.
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SaxRev
Feb 20, 2011 @ 10:05 pm | delete
- The sax just has to be the coolest instrument on the planet, my personal preference are
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JoyfulPamela
Feb 14, 2011 @ 6:26 am | delete
- I truly love my sax, too!! *SquidAngel Blessed* and featured on "Musical Angel" and "Saxophones are Sensational"! =D
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Bluesssman
Dec 5, 2010 @ 11:15 pm | delete
- Great lens... love the sax.
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chrissuard
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- I love the lens, I lensrolled it with my Saxophone history lens, and blessed it.
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