by Donna Schwartz | Nov 17, 2021 | Featured, Podcast
Saxophonist & educator, Godwin Louis, was born in Harlem, New York and began playing saxophone at age nine. Godwin grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Port au Prince, Haiti. Godwin was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Saxophone Competition,...
by Donna Schwartz | Nov 3, 2021 | Podcast
Saxophonist and mouthpiece creator, Matt Lee uncovered his passion for music when his grandmother bought him his 1st alto saxophone. From that point, he knew he found his calling. Matt followed his dream from California to Nevada, and writes most of his own music...
by Donna Schwartz | Oct 20, 2021 | Podcast
Saxophonist, composer and author Walt Weiskopf began his New York career performing with the Buddy Rich Big Band in 1981 at the age of 21. Since then, he has made an impressive mark as both a leader and sideman with over 20 critically acclaimed CDs and countless...
by Donna Schwartz | Oct 6, 2021 | Podcast
This episode is super special because I have not just 1, but 2 guests with me. My first guest is Stefano Bedetti, the Italian saxophone phenom. (In the beginning of this episode, you heard an excerpt of him playing Shiny Stocking.) Stefano is a self-taught musician...
by Donna Schwartz | Sep 22, 2021 | Podcast
Mention the Beets name pretty much anywhere in the world, and any jazz enthusiast in the room will know what you’re talking about: quality, and a strong brand of bop and swing. And swing… that’s one thing tenor saxophonist, Alexander ‘The Hurricane’ Beets...
