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Hi All! Recently a student of mine asked me if he should buy the “Real Book” transposed in Eb already (since he plays alto sax). Not only did I advise him to not solely rely on the “Real Book” for correct transcriptions of the tunes (many are out-right wrong), but he shouldn’t buy it in [...]
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Why do we practice? To get better? (Whatever that may mean) To master our instrument? To learn new material? A new technique? Why? The answer is different for everyone. In order to achieve the purpose we set out for practicing we have to do decide what we are trying to achieve. This week’s tip is [...]
The (almost) lost art of reed preparation. What is reed preparation? Quite simply it is the way you maintain and process your reeds for further use and eventually for longevity, or one may prepare their reeds in order to make corrections to them, such as the case when a reed has been cut unevenly for example. I stated for [...]
No other instrument enjoys so much popularity as the saxophone. People love it’s sound. How many times have you heard people say; “You play saxophone? That’s my favorite instrument!” Whether it’s jazz (where the sax is the number 1 symbol of the music), pop music (next to a screaming guitar solo, fans love a hot [...]
Whether or not you’re an improvising musician or not, creativity is an integral part of this profession. We need creativity not only to find the best ways to play a passage, express a cadenza, whale a bluesy solo, or play the most interesting chord progressions over a modal tune. We need creativity first and foremost, [...]
Building an Improvisational Vocabulary Download the Video
I’d like to take this moment to apologize to all subscribers. I’ve been drastically delayed in providing a video lesson this month due to some pretty heavy dental work I’ve had done that prevented me from being able to function well, nor speak clearly. I’ll get out a video and exercises as soon as I [...]
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The Jazz & Sax Monthly Membership site is now opening a Skype Chat Room for our members. Chat with other on the site, discuss lessons, saxophones, jazz recordings, anything you want! Click on this link to join in on the Members Only Chat.
This interview was conducted on the 28th of May 2003 at the Jazzclub Unterfahrt in Munich, Germany. Greg was currently on tour with the ‘New Sound Collective’ along with Terri Lynne Carrington, Steve Khan, and Jimmy Haslip. I spoke with Greg after the gig in the musician’s room.
