Not long ago, I got a call from the master of the boogie woogie piano Ben Waters asking if i was available to play bass sax in the Ben Waters Big Band (including 10 saxophones). Yes i was and we set up a gig at Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre. Since then we have played at a...
I was delighted to be asked to entertain at Jack Barclay Bentley for the launch of the new Bentley Supercar at their showrooms in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London. The sounds of Chilled Ibiza worked perfectly, allowing everyone to talk but still get the atmosphere of modern upmarket saxophone. “It was spot on! The vibe was...
If you look to playing blues – here are some guidelines to get you going. Some obvious, some not. The saxophone (especially the tenor sax) is a superb blues instrument as you can actually sing with the sax and the dulcet tones of the tenor sax fits the Blues perfectly. Anyway, here are a...
Invented by Adolphe Sax in 1846 – The saxophone is considered a relatively new instrument Nestled in his Paris workshop, Adolphe Sax manufactured standard instruments, gradually introducing improvements along the way. In 1845, Sax patented a family of brass instruments he called saxhorns, and in 1846, the saxophone family made its first appearance ranging from...