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Richard Pavlidis Saxophone Podcast; A saxophone colossus in the making – Ep 173
Richard Pavlidis is a saxophonist, composer, teacher and multi-instrumentalist from Melbourne, Australia. Educated at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Richard has toured Australia, New Zealand and Europe and has performed at major festivals including...

Andy Lutz from ProTec Podcast Live at the NAMM Show 2023; Meet the new Micro Zip Saxophone Case – Ep 172
When it comes to protecting your saxophone, the quality of your saxophone case is super important. When buying a new saxophone, the case that comes with it is usually sufficient... ...In fact, cases have improved tremendously over the past few years. But many of these...

Jeff Kashiwa Podcast Live at the NAMM Show 2023 – Ep 171
It was great catching up with Jeff Kashiwa at the NAMM Show this year. We weren't expecting him to be there, but we saw him at the Trevor James Saxophones booth and had to get the latest from him. In this short interview ( there was a really loud brass band playing...

Sandro Massullo of Trevor James Saxophones Podcast; Live from the NAMM Show 2023 – Ep 170
It was 5 years ago that I found out about Trevor James Saxophones. It totally changed my thinking about modern saxophones, and transformed my own sound. Learn more about these special saxes in this episode Live from the NAMM Show 2023, where I talked with Sandro...

Melvin Quinones of Victory Musical Instruments Podcast; The New Revelation Series of saxophones – Ep 169
In a previous podcast with Melvin Quinones, we talked about the Growling Sax models. In this episode, filmed live at the NAMM Show 2023, Melvin Quinones, Founder of Victory Musical Instruments, featured the new Revelation Series of saxophones. There's also a special...

Grace Kelly at NAMM Show 2023 Podcast; Putting a new spin on timeless jazz classics – Ep 168
Saxophonist and Composer, Grace Kelly, returns to the Everything Saxophone Podcast; she has been on the show before, talking about the roles of a band leader and how she picks up her band members. In this episode, we talked about: How she created her “Grace-ified”...

Theo Wanne Mouthpieces Podcast; NAMM Show 2023 update – Ep 167
Donna spoke with Matt Ambrose, Chief Machinist, from Theo Wanne Mouthpieces, at the NAMM Show 2023 in Anaheim, CA. We spoke about: the updated Theo Wanne mouthpiece models - Brahma, Shiva and Ambika Matt's advice for finding the best mouthpiece for you Comparing the...

Virginia Mayhew Podcast; Critically acclaimed jazz musician – Ep 166
Virginia Mayhew has performed throughout the US, Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean and Bermuda, and has been an active participant in the NY jazz scene since 1987. Virginia has performed at Carnegie Hall and many of NYC's finest jazz venues. She has...

Daniel Hofmann Podcast; Everything you wanted to know about Fiberreed – Ep 165
If you were even a little bit curious about Fiberreed, this episode is for you! Donna spoke with Daniel Hofmann, Fiberreed Representative for the U.S., at the NAMM Show 2023 in Anaheim, CA Dannie gave a complete breakdown of ALL the Fiberreed models, including the 2...

Bari Woodwinds Podcast; More than just synthetic reeds – Ep 164
In this 2nd episode from the NAMM Show 2023, Donna spoke with Ron Van Ostenbridge from Bari Woodwinds. Bari was the 1st synthetic reed on the market, created by Wolfe Tannenbaum back in the 1950's. We talked about: - the new Eco Reed, and how Bari is doing its part in...

Angela Gomez Podcast; Live at NAMM 2023 – Ep 163
In the first of many episodes from the NAMM Show 2023, Donna interviewed Saxophonist, Angela Gomez. Originally from Columbia, Angela is now located in Miami, FL and is taking the U.S. music scene by storm. Up to 5 months ago, she was mostly playing alto sax, but under...

Karl Hunter Podcast; 3000 shows and still going – Ep 162
Karl Hunter is a Southern California-based multi-instrumentalist, Studio Musician, Clinician and Music Educator. He is best known for being the featured saxophone soloist with the multi-Platinum-selling, grammy nominated, contemporary swing band, "Big Bad Voodoo...