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    Pita26-71067

    Starting a combo

    I'm certainly not the most experienced individual in the world, but I've been playing in a jazz combo of some form or another for the past 5 years, and a bit over a year ago I started up the group I'm currently with, Zarathustra.

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    Pete Thomas

    The horse is dead or is it?

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    At the risk of incurring the wrath of those who don't want another materials discussion, I am offering these comparison soundfiles as one of the most meaningful yet. This is not done with a view to proving anything to anyone, it is for my own interest, and I think some people here will also be...

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    Chili Pepper

    Beginners/Intermediates post your recordings here - 2013

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    Listening to your recordings makes me pretty hesitant to post anything. The level is very high here! Great job everyone! Here are 2 tunes I recorded recently, far from good as you will see. Lullaby of Birdland (much too long and has no ending) Someday my prince will come (December's TOTM on a...

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    Nefertiti

    Tenor Mouthpiece Website

    Thread Starter: Nefertiti

    Hey Everyone, New website is www.neffmusic.com I just got a piece back from Ed Zentera and decided to put a recording on there. I'm always trying different pieces so I figured I'd see if this might help any of you out there who are like me. I have 8 tenor piece right now and am trying to...

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    Improvisation Course Taught by Gary Burton for Free

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    Coursera, the free (so far) MOOC platform, just announced a few new music courses to be taught in the spring by Berklee faculty: https://www.coursera.org/university/berklee . One is a five week improvisation course taught by Gary Burton. Coursera is an online platform for presenting courses to...

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    ChuBerry47

    Conn New Wonder Owners Club. Any with rolled tone holes.

    Thread Starter: ChuBerry47

    Which of these do you own? :) There have been other clubs like this, so hey what the heck? Post your finish that you have on it as well please. Thank you. Oh, and pix as well. _________ Ian

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    Storytelling: What story could this sax read to the little ones?
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      kcp - 11-01-2011, 05:04 AM
      No caption suggestions for this one? Anyone?
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      Kahtra - 12-13-2011, 03:59 PM
      *in reference to the drinking reindeer cartoon*

      'And that, my children, is why Santa couldn't make it to wn on time this year'
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      Gandalfe - 12-24-2011, 09:24 PM
      "And then the maestro said, "New reeds for everyone!"
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      madeingermanny - 02-07-2012, 12:46 AM
      T'was the night before saxmas...
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      stradivarius151 - 02-12-2012, 06:03 PM
      And his G# never stuck again, for ever and ever. The end!
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      jerumulliganrules - 05-08-2012, 07:22 PM
      Sorry, that is too far-fetched even for fairy tales......
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      Miz Raven - 06-12-2012, 11:18 PM
      Back in my day we didnt have computers to tune us after a recording we had to actually play in tune!
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      PinkyKeys - 12-08-2012, 05:20 PM
      .......and if we had been around at that time Amadeus would have used us extensively because WE ARE SAXOPHONES !!!
      THE END......
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      thejazzsponge - 03-29-2013, 09:23 PM
      The little soprano that could....

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    Harri Rautiainen

    Starting a combo

    As much I am for democracy, you've got a point there, JayePDX!

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    Pita26

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