On a recent episode of the podcast The Jazz Session, Jason Crane interviewed saxophonist and composer Dave Liebman. It is a great conversation on a variety of topics including the state of jazz education, playing original music as well as…
Patrick Williams – Aurora
One of world’s finest musical minds, composer/arranger Patrick Williams has released a new album of original big band music. He probably is best known for his work on TV show themes including After Mash, The Bob Newhart Show, Mary Tyler…
JazzTimes interviews Eddie Daniels
Lee Mergner of the JazzTimes recently interviewed the legendary jazz clarinetist Eddie Daniels about a new upcoming project. Luckily for us the conversation went very long, with Eddie talking a lot about players he enjoys working with, ensemble concept, clubs…
Blogs and RSS explained (sort of)
What is a blog? What is RSS? Well, this is a blog. And you can use RSS as an easy way to follow updates of many of your favorite websites and blogs. My blog is all about woodwinds and…
Buffet Crampon acquires Shreiber & Keilwerth
Direct from the press release: Mantes La Ville, August 1, 2010 – Buffet Crampon, top musical instruments manufacturer and world leader in clarinets is acquiring Schreiber & Keilwerth, the internationally renowned German musical instruments manufacturer. The Buffet Crampon Group, headed by…
How to clean a saxophone
As a private music teacher, I am often asked by my students how do you clean a saxophone. We do cover things such as swabbing after use, wiping the neck tenon dry after use, and cleaning the mouthpiece regularly. One…
saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoon