Sax And All That Jazz

Behind the scenes I have been developing my appreciation for some of the jazz greats. Dexter Gordon is one of my absolute favourites! His tone and expression give me inspiration for my own tenor saxophone aspirations. Dexter plays 'Round Midnight live on the following video.

Another one of my all time great sax players is Sonny Rollins. His tone is impeccable. I guess practising 12 hours a day really contributed to that! Now at the age of 84 he has cut down is hours to 3 per day. Rollins is recognised historically as one of the leading and most influential jazz musicians. Here is his rendition of 'Round Midnight. 

Although my roots have been in popular music, rock & roll and blues, I feel that unless I delve deeply into the history of jazz saxophone, I will be only scratching the surface with my playing. Now with the help of the renowned jazz performer and teacher, Tim Price, I have started to study the scales, techniques and approaches necessary to develop my playing. Tim is an incredibly generous coach and has a warm, supportive and patient manner. He is also a fantastic sax player. I feel so privileged to be taken under his wing and I highly recommend him as a teacher. 

You can check out Tim's website here: www.timpricejazz.com He also has a great community on his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/tim.price.9275439 All I can say is thank God for Skype!!!! Visit info on the Skype lessons here: Tim's Skype Lessons

Enough blogging for now. I am just starting my three hour practice session for the day!