Tonight I’m going to another rehearsal for a jazz quintet. I’m experimenting with mouthpieces at the moment, trying to get a more old-school sax tone. The mouthpiece I have been using since last year (a Michael Brecker II metal Guardala) is huge and gets a loud and “big” sound, contemporary and modern. I then played with an Otto Link 6* last rehearsal but that was still a big sound. Tonight I’m going to try the original mouthpiece that came with my saxophone when I bought it, a Yanagisawa ebonite mouthpiece…..not even sure of the size. Hopefully it will produce a smoother, more mellow tone that will fit in better with a jazz quintet setting. Should be fun either way!!!
Feb 22
Title: Dizzy’s Big Band
Location: Dizzy’s Jazz Club
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Description: Come down to Dizzy’s for a night of great big band jazz music. I’ll be playing tenor saxophone.
Start Time: 20:00
Date: 2010-02-24
Feb 15
Title: Dizzy’s Big Band
Location: Dizzy’s Jazz Club
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Description: Playing 1st Tenor with the Dizzy’s Big Band this Wednesday. Will be performing next week as well.
Start Time: 8:00
Date: 2010-02-17
End Time: 11:00
