He seems to have been forgotten, but the man could PLAY. Let's not forget him.



And the blues of course.
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Hello everyone!
This is my first created article... wow I'm excited!

Anyways, a while back I went to New York City on vacation. I really wanted to look around while I was there for some saxophone related things to do.I looked up shops and other saxophone services and found a store called "KB Saxophone Services" in Queens. I have friends that have bought horns from there and they all said that it was amazing service and the horns were fantastic. There was a link on the site for a company called "SK Mouthpiece". After looking over the page for a while, the mouthpiece on the site really interested me.
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Saxophone Artistry in Performance and Pedagogy from Dr. Eugene Rousseau is a new pedagogical masterpiece that defines and describes the essential factors for success in both classical and non-classical performance.

As Dr. Rousseau explains, "The sound quality concepts are understandably different (in both classical and non-classical performance), but the basic principles of the saxophone tone production, are undeniably similar." Dr. Rousseau continues to express clear and viable techniques, with the ultimate goal "to make ourselves (teachers) as useless as soon as possible." Throughout the book, Dr. Rousseau discusses a variety of topics saxophone from an historical view of the sound quality, articulations, learning techniques and many other topics. Rousseau students themselves recognize much of the material; especially the chapter entitled simply "Air".

Eugene Rousseau is one of the most influential saxophonists in the world and a recognized master teacher. He has performed across North America and on five continents since his Carnegie Hall debut. The legendary saxophonist Marcel Mule described Rousseau as "a brilliant saxophonist and distinguished artist," and critics the world over have echoed Mule's praise. His teaching includes a distinguished career at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and, more recently, at the University of Minnesota School of Music.
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It’s remarkable that The Prescription marks only the second album as a leader for Lenny Pickett, the renowned tenor saxophonist and E-flat clarinetist who was a seminal horn-section member of the pop/funk band Tower of Power from 1972-1981, and has been a member of the Saturday Night Live band since 1985 and its musical director since 1995. A longtime session musician and arranger who has worked with a wide range of artists from David Bowie and Elton John to David Byrne and Katy Perry, Pickett’s singular instrumental voice is unmistakable. As arranger Rich Shemaria attests: “He’s worked with everyone and he’s an original. When you hear him playing on the radio, there’s no mistaking who this is.”
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Here is my official review on the new 10MFAN hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpieces.

I’ve had these mouthpieces longer than anyone, and have been playing on them every day for several months now. The short version: it is my opinion that these are the best made mouthpieces on the planet for what they’re intended to do. I now rotate between the three depending on which gig I’m doing, but if I had to pick one to take to any gig, it would be the Robusto.

Initial Impressions: My initial impression after I played all three was to call Mark and mess with him. I told him there was something wrong with all of the mouthpieces, and the concern in his voice was evident…and then I told him the problem was that I couldn’t pick a favorite. ? While I’m sure his blood pressure didn’t appreciate my little joke, it was actually the truth…I couldn’t pick a favorite at first because I was amazed at what he accomplished with these mouthpieces. They were all so different, yet they all had amazing depth of sound, richness, were full-bodied, super reed friendly, and had an exceptional core sound.
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The Vintage American Alto Heavyweight Bout!

In this corner, nicknamed after a famous player from the 20's, ...

Some of you know Aizen Japan from the excellent mouthpieces they have been making. At last month’s NAMM show, Aizen introduced ...

This is an updated review containing several new mouthpieces and further impressions on his Phil-Tone Eclipse that I've been playing for a few years now.

Initial Impressions

Phil-Tone Aurora alto: Wasn't sure what to expect with this mouthpiece. I had remembered seeing these mouthpieces on Junkdude for a while, and thinking they were some kind of expensive plastic student mouthpiece. I was very, very wrong. The first few notes really surprised me...you'll see how in a bit.

Phil-Tone Solstice alto: Very excited for this one. Paul Desmond was my beginning inspiration to playing alto and I continue to emulate his sound on every acoustic gig. I had my reservations, as ...

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages....welcome...to the MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING!

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