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- How to Make the Transition from Clarinet to Tenor SaxophoneA brief and basic guide for those thinking of making the easy transition from playing the Clarinet to playing the Tenor Saxophone.
Rare Musical Instruments: The Bass SaxophoneThe bass is a huge saxophone that lost almost all of its appeal by the mid-1900s. Today, the bass sax is making a comeback, and this massive sax can't help but make an impression.
The Wearable Instrument ShirtThe one advantage of playing the air guitar is that one doesn't actually have to know anything about playing a real guitar or even about music to be good at it. The "music" is all in ones head as one strums the imaginary instrument.
Top Ten Gift Ideas for the Saxophone Player in Your LifeWhat can you get that special saxophone musician in your life? Read this article to learn ten gift ideas for your saxophone player.- Top Ten Foreigner Songs that Rocked the 70s and Still Rock Today, in My Humble OpinionThe band, Foreigner, formed in 1976 and gave the world some of the greatest rock songs ever. Here is a list of my top ten favorites from the 1970s era.
- In Defense of "The Final Cut"For Pink Floyd fans there is seldom debate over which album is the worst the band ever released. For many that album is The Final Cut. This article, however, says, maybe that is a hasty decision.
Top 10 Songs by the Dave Matthews BandSince hitting the music scene, these grassroots musicians, The Dave Matthews Band, have been a hit with fans and audiences everywhere. Here is a look at their history and their hits.
10 Quick Tips to Improve Your Saxophone PlayingThis article gives 10 easy steps to improve saxophone playing. From things as simple as posture to deciding where to hold your saxophone, these are the insights of a five-year saxophone veteran.- I Play the KazooSilly poem about a person who tries to play different musical instruments but ends up playing the kazoo.
- Top Ten Songs of the 1970sNeither disco, Watergate, smiley faces, or Debby Boone could keep the 1970s from producing some memorable songs.
- The Factory and the Rounders - Central Pennsylvania's Combination Pick-up BandThe Factory and The Rounders play as two bands, but together, in Central Pennsylvania and feature everything from covers to originals, funk to country, and a very eclectic style.
- The Remedies Eye First Prize at Rye Playland's High School Battle of the Bands in Rye, New YorkBattle of the Bands contest gives young musicians the chance to show their stuff in front of their peers at Rye Playland
- The Music Career of Al Stewart: Long, Underrated and BrilliantRead about Al Stewart's career, watch Al Stewart YouTube videos, and get feedback on Al Stewart albums.
- Secrets by Marion Meadows: The Latest CD from Chart Topping Sax - ManMarion Meadows newest CD entitled "Secrets" was released at a special CD Release Party held on Wednesday May 20, 2009 at Voce Ristorante and Lounge located in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Top 10 Songs for Cinco De Mayo: The Mix TapeHere is a list of the top 10 songs you can groove to at your Cinco de Mayo party. Read on:
- The Roots and Genre of Soul MusicWhen was the last time you listened to some good old soul music, sat back, allow it to take you to another place, released your mind and body, and allowed your soul to be touched by some rare soul grooves?
Virtual Duets in Music: A Trend that Won't Go Away with the Release of Natalie Cole's New AlbumYou all remember Natalie Cole doing the virtual duet with her father on "Unforgettable" back in 1991 and how every other artist started singing with deceased singers. It's leveled off since then, but a new album by Cole may start it up again...- History of the SaxophoneI need to educate future musicians by giving a brief history on the saxophone, to introduce a few American Jazz musicians who made the instrument popular during the Jazz era, and to reveal how today's saxophonists are inspired to perform.
- Love in the DepressionThis is a short story based on Beauty and the Beast and set in the rural south during the Great Depression
A Traveling Guitarist's Tales from the Road: Gigs, Spirituality and MoreThese anecdotes from the road follow the journey of a guitar case and the attention, for better or worse, it attracts. It includes my personal, spiritual philosophy and tales of gigging with Freddie Cole in Atlanta and Leslie Drayton in Baltimore.
The Late Boots Randolph: Why Saxophonist and His Music Will Never DieHomer 'Boots' Randolph left the music world a unique collection of music with his own signature put onto every song recorded. Because musicians have tried to emulate his musical style and will continue to, Boots Randolph's music will live forever.- The Quartet of Happiness: "Jazz Theater" GroupA concert review of The Quartet of Happiness, a theatrical jazz group which visited Coe College in 2006.
The Best Actor of the 1970s: Robert DeNiroThe 70s was one terrific decade for American actors. Very hard to choose just one and even more difficult to wimp out with another tie.
An Interview with Dale Pequignot of the Junk Yard Band - Fort Wayne's # 1 BandThis is an interview with Dale Pequignot of the Junk Yard Band. The Junk Yard Band has been voted No. 1 Band in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area since 2003- Prestige Records Remasters Sonny Rollins - Plus 4 & John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio - Traneing InTwo very different CDs by two very different musicians who showed the world that anything is possible.
The Phantom Killer - Four Months of Terror in TexarkanaSixty years ago in Texarkana, the Phantom terrorized the citizens for four months. Just as quickly as he began, his crime spree he stopped.- Jazz CD Reviews: Walkin' by The Miles Davis All Stars & John Coltrane's SoultranePrestige remasters two albums from the '50s by the two of the greats
- The Miles Davis Quintet - the Legendary Prestige Quintet SessionsEven Miles agress, "the music that we were playing together was just unbelievable."
Beyond the Music: A Conversation with Terence BlanchardTerence Blanchard is known for more than his exceptional music for Spike Lee movies...He is a jazz musician with an old soul.
Legion of Mary is the Focus of the Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1Legion of Mary is a testament to musicians who want to push their artistic limitations and see what else lies beyond by trying new ideas, by innovating and improvising, and by bringing it all back home into one reality.
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