My All State Jazz Band Audition

[Ron]

Finally got my cd in the mail of my jazz band audition I recorded back in September. I made first chair tenor sax for the area jazz band and I got 17th / 84 for the state jazz band. We had to play a latin song, a swing song, and improv solos over a slow and swing song. I thought I might post the two tracks of my solos since I haven't ever really had anything to post in here before. Luckily we were able to practice the solos beforehand. If it was an on-the-spot improv I probably would not have done as good lol.

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For anyone that plays tenor sax, or any sax for that matter, heres my setup;

Selmer Paris S90 1.80mm tip
LaVoz Medium Hard (used on riff rovistation) / Medium Soft (used on last set) reed.
I get my tone by taking rough sand paper and sanding down the top of the reed until I get a nice flat surface, then I go over it with fine sandpaper. NEVER touch the bottom of the reed!

If you haven't done it already, I would recommend buying a full box of reeds and spending a weekend sanding down reeds and working on your tone. Also, mouthpieces help a lot! It might seem like a hassle, but in the end your tone will be greatly improved if you're serious about playing.

[MentaL]

[The_Gatekeeper_]

I personally favor the selmer larry teal for classical/symphonic band, and a meyer 5 for jazz. That and vandorean's 4's for classical, and 2 1/2 - 3 V16 version. I'm going to head for bed now, but tomorrow I'll take a listen to your tape :)

[Ron]

I've tried a meyer 6 on bari and didn't really like it. I might get a meyer 5 or 6 for tenor and see how that plays, although I've grown real fond of my selmer.