WHB @ The Five Spot
Last Wednesday, August 4th, Will Hollifield Band had it's debut show in Atlanta. There was some new music, lots of our friends came out, so needless to say we had a great time. I have videos of the show, including a new tune, posted on my YouTube Channel as well as on the Video section of this site. Thanks to all those that came out on Wednesday and for those of you that couldn't I hope you enjoy the video!
Saxophone Tone Resources
Throughout my educational experience there's always been this looming question: How do I improve my tone? Now, this can mean a myriad of things for many different people. For the beginner, it can mean "How can I project more?", "How do I get better intonation?", "How can I stop squeaking?", etc. For the seasoned veteran, many times it's "How do I imitate the tone of one player or another?" and the even more daring task of getting your own sound. I've come into contact with a great number of books and videos, and while many of these you've probably heard ...
The Bad Plus & Fashion?
Thought this was a neat, and somewhat odd, pairing. This is a video of a recent release of Isaac Mizrahi's ("The Fashion Show" on Bravo) Fall 2010 collection. Now why the heck am I talking about this on my blog? Excellent question internet land! Go through the exact same process I did: watch the video, roll your eyes, and all of a sudden listen to the music in the background... holy crap, you realize it's The Bad Plus playing live behind a runway walk. I guess music and fashion really are one world.......... (insert sarcastic scoff). Here's the full show: This video ...
Mozel tov, It’s An Aulochrome!
Not sure if anyone's seen this, but it's kind of like the Siamese twins of saxophone: It's called the Aulochrome, and it's the newest edition to the saxophone family. From what I can hear and tell from the videos I've seen, it's 2 Soprano saxes fused together with a single line of alternate key work allowing each hand to play different notes at the same time between the two horns. Not only is the body 2 in 1, but the mouthpiece(s) follows suit. These two fused mouthpieces each have a dedicated reed and share one "double ligature" designed by Francois Louis ...
Atlanta Jazz Fest 2010
So, you're in the south east and you wonder "Is there a free jazz festival anywhere nearby?".... Oh, you mean the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the longest running and largest FREE jazz festival IN THE U.S.!!!! Yup, that's what I thought... Anyway, last weekend's festival was a whole lot of fun. While I was only able to attend the Saturday line up, that included the likes of Esperanza Spalding, Marcus Miller, Christian Scott, Alex Han, and Marcus Strickland. Sunday's line-up, postponed a bit due to weather which is a pretty usual occurrence when it comes to AJF, included Atlanta's own Joe Gransden, ...
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WHB @ The Five Spot
Last Wednesday, August 4th, Will Hollifield Band had it’s debut show in Atlanta. There was some new music, lots of our friends came out, so needless to say we had a great time. I have videos of the show, including a new tune, posted on my YouTube Channel as well as on the Video section of this site. Thanks to all those that came out on Wednesday and for those of you that couldn’t... [Read more]
Saxophone Tone Resources
Throughout my educational experience there’s always been this looming question: How do I improve my tone? Now, this can mean a myriad of things for many different people. For the beginner, it can mean “How can I project more?”, “How do I get better intonation?”, “How can I stop squeaking?”, etc. For the seasoned veteran, many times it’s “How... [Read more]
The Bad Plus & Fashion?
Thought this was a neat, and somewhat odd, pairing. This is a video of a recent release of Isaac Mizrahi’s (“The Fashion Show” on Bravo) Fall 2010 collection. Now why the heck am I talking about this on my blog? Excellent question internet land! Go through the exact same process I did: watch the video, roll your eyes, and all of a sudden listen to the music in the background…... [Read more]
Mozel tov, It’s An Aulochrome!
Not sure if anyone’s seen this, but it’s kind of like the Siamese twins of saxophone: It’s called the Aulochrome, and it’s the newest edition to the saxophone family. From what I can hear and tell from the videos I’ve seen, it’s 2 Soprano saxes fused together with a single line of alternate key work allowing each hand to play different notes at the same time between... [Read more]
Atlanta Jazz Fest 2010
So, you’re in the south east and you wonder “Is there a free jazz festival anywhere nearby?”…. Oh, you mean the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the longest running and largest FREE jazz festival IN THE U.S.!!!! Yup, that’s what I thought… Anyway, last weekend’s festival was a whole lot of fun. While I was only able to attend the Saturday line up, that included the... [Read more]
