Wood Mouthpiece Saga Update
Jay Thomas makes my wood mouthpiece beta sound fantastic. I told him I was working on a v2 with a more stable wood and he told me not to throw this one out 🙂
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Lizards Reunion Concert Live Stream
 Hey jazz friends, We got Ty Bailie back for a reunion concert at Jazz Clubs NW which was a real blast. See the stream below where we play a ton of the album tunes from Our Modern Lifestyle and Freebird and Other Jazzy Things.  Unfortunately Dave Peterson could not join us but stay … Continue reading
Giant Steps by John Coltrane….the covid19 quarantine edition
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John Carter Bobby Bradford Film!
Two amazing cats, unbelievable contribution to the music. Continue reading
Ponyboy Records Allstar Big Band
Hey folks, Please join us online or in person for the second (monthly) Ponyboy Records Allstar Big Band Concert this Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 (U.S. Pacific Time UTC -7) http://www.jazzclubsnw.org/youtubewww.jazzclubsnw.org/livewww.facebook.com/jazzclubsnw Continue reading
A Short Break from Saxophones and Bad Weather
PonyBoy Allstar Big Band
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Wood Mouthpiece…Progressing Swimmingly :)
Wood Mouthpiece Saga Continues (suitable for all audiences)
Again, without giving away the ending, here is the test drive at attempt number two of the wood mouthpiece. I bleeped out all the swear words. Continue reading
Cherry Tree Saga Continues 16+ (Foul Language)
Well, I won’t give away the ending of the video….but this is the test drive of the first mouthpiece that I made myself, start to finish, from the chopped down cherry tree in my backyard. Continue reading
Cherry Tree in Yard Now Sax Mouthpiece for Real (kinda plays OK too)
OK folks, I actually have something that plays….kinda of. Kind of surprisingly well actually. I needed to call in help from Brad W. (pictured below) who is, what you would call, a genius with all things relating to woodwinds. I did the work on the outside and bore and Brad worked on the baffle and … Continue reading
Cherry Tree Mouthpiece Update
Getting closer but not what you’d call close. Stay tuned though, I’m dialing in some local expertise for some help with the process. Continue reading
Shedding Some Swinette…no further comment
Night and Day with Feline Interruption
Hey folks, I stuck with clarinet last week and practiced some transcribed Chet Baker solos that sit really awkwardly across the break. Anyway, here’s what I came up with today. The video lapses and you can’t see it, but I was interrupted and had to stop to keep the kitten from attacking the mic (see … Continue reading
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