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News, Reviews, and Interviews For The Saxophone Community

Ep 099 – Tim Garland

January 13, 2021 by Donna Schwartz Leave a Comment

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Over the last 30 years, British saxophonist Tim Garland has forged a reputation as a highly distinctive and in-demand musician and composer.

Whilst often inspired by influences from the diverse European classical tradition, his celebrated virtuosity as a saxophonist and improviser maintains his position as one of the UK’s most

authentic jazz voices.

He has toured with Ronnie Scotts and with Chick Corea for 17 years. Playing tenor and soprano saxes, bass clarinet and flute, he also won a Grammy for his symphonic orchestrations on Corea’s “The New Crystal Silence” album from 2007.

Garland has fulfilled commissions from several of the worlds’ top orchestras, including  a double concerto from the LSO, a piano concerto for Gwilym Simcock from  The Royal Northern Sinfonia, with whom he went on to record three CDs, a cello and sax concerto from the CBSO, and a sax concerto from the BBC Concert Orchestra.

In 2016 he premiered  “Re:Focus”  (a re-imagining of the Getz /Sauter project of 1962 ‘Focus’) to a full house at London’s Wigmore Hall, which was released in 2020. 

Garland has been a research professor in new music styles at both Newcastle University and The Royal Northern College Of Music, as well as a regular visiting professor at The Royal Academy Of Music London. He has led workshops around the world and been a visiting artist at Leeds College of Music and Oriel College Oxford amongst others. He has twice been a judge in the BBC Young Jazz Musician Of The Year Award.

We talked about:

  • Tim’s Winter Encounters Project 
  •  Advice on making music deliverable 
  • Working with a singer
  •  Playing saxophone as an accompaniment
  • Working with Chick Corea
  • and a whole lot more!

Tim’s Links:

Website: https://www.timgarland.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timgarlandmusic 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timgarlandmuse/ 

 

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Ep 098 – Elan Trotman

December 16, 2020 by Donna Schwartz Leave a Comment

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Sax-Man, Elan Trotman, who has quickly become one of the fastest rising stars in jazz with over 10 Billboard topping radio singles in his young career.

Trotman brings his tropical grooves and soulful Caribbean flavors to major festivals and cruises worldwide.

In addition to a successful solo career, the Berklee College of Music graduate has also worked as a side-man with some of the biggest names in the biz including Roberta Flack, Jeffrey Osborne, Johnny Gill, Peabo Bryson, Michael McDonald, Jonathan Butler, Sheila E and Earl Klugh.

Trotman is also the Executive Producer of the Annual Barbados Jazz Excursion which directly supports Elan’s Never Lose Your Drive Foundation in Barbados.

In this episode, we talked about:

  • his transition from brass to woodwind embouchure
  • Mentors from Berklee who went back to Barbados & the piece of advice from his mentors that he still uses today
  • How a missed opportunity with Alicia Keys changed his career
  • Thoughts on album releases and touring & what he did to get more opportunities as a touring musician
  • How his culture influenced his songwriting
  • His foundation and how he helped music students in Barbados
  • The under $100 tool he can’t live without

Quote from the show:

Never get complacent, there’s always something to work on.

Links:

Website: http://elantrotman.com/

Never Lose Your Drive Foundation (you can donate here): http://elantrotman.com/foundation/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saxmanelan

Twitter: https://twitter.com/elantrotman

Instagram: https://instagram.com/elantrotman

YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/etmuzik

 

You can watch the video of this interview on YouTube here:

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Ep 097 – Dana Robbins

December 2, 2020 by Donna Schwartz Leave a Comment

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You may not be familiar with Dana Robbins’ name, but odds are you’re already well-acquainted with her unique, bright yet smoky saxophone sound. The Nashville-by-way-of-Ann-Arbor (with a ten-year stop in Los Angeles) Robbins has been a featured player for superstars including Barry Manilow, Roger Daltrey, Frank Zappa, TajMo (Taj Mahal and Keb Mo), Aretha Franklin and can currently be heard in Grammy-winning blues legend Delbert McClinton’s band.

With the release of her new, self-titled, album, listeners will finally be able to put a name, a face and a voice to her sound. Just click on the album’s first track, the sly, tart “Say It Again,” and you’ll understand why Music City insiders consider her an instrumental MVP, a first-call when you’re looking for a sax player.

Having started on piano at age 4 and saxophone in 5th grade, studying with great teachers throughout middle and high school and attending Berklee College of Music, Dana has an extensive music background and some serious chops.

Dana has 3 albums out – you can purchase them on her site at www.DanaRobbins.com 

Dana is a Yamaha-endorsed artist.

In this episode, we talked about:

  • how she landed the Delbert McClinton gig, and has been performing with him for many years
  • the funny story behind her audition for Barry Manilow, and how she got that gig
  • what it was like working with Aretha Franklin
  • how she has been surviving during the pandemic and a great resource for performers who want extra income creating recordings
  • the simple, yet effective equipment she used for sending recordings to producers (and even Keb Mo!)
  • Dana’s secret to her warm and smoky tone
  • her mentors and inspirations
  • the under $100 tool she can’t live without
  • and so much more!

Quote: 

Say yes and figure it out

Dana’s Links:
Website: https://www.danarobbins.com/
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/danarobbinsband
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dIysGGq0gY
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanaRobbinsBand
Dana’s Equipment:
Yamaha Soprano 62  Beechler 4S mouthpiece
Yamaha Alto Sax 82Z (custom neck)  – Ted Klum Mouthpiece A45
Yamaha Tenor Sax 875 ( custom neck)
      Vandoren V16 T95 mouthpiece (customized) and Otto Link Super Tone Master – 7
King Super 20 Tenor Sax
Yamaha Bari  52 with a custom neck
Brilhart 7* mouthpiece
Selmer Mark VI soprano
Gemeinhardt flute
SKB cases for ALL except Reunion Blues case for my Bari.
In ears: Shure P9HW
PRACTICE BOOKS
Favorite is : Patterns for Improvisation by Oliver Nelson
Altissimo Register by Rosemary Lang
Charlie Parker Omnibook
Real Book
Neckstrap
Breathing strap LITHE is my favorite from Meridian Winds, Okemos MI
I have the “Saxholder” as a back up.
Dana’s CD’s:
So Good- Smooth Jazz 2010
Dana Robbins- Blues featuring Delbert McClinton and Jimmy Hall produced by Tom Hambridge 2014
11- Americana 2016
Resource:
https://soundbetter.com/ – matching producers with musicians
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Ep 096 – Danny Markovitch

November 18, 2020 by Donna Schwartz Leave a Comment

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Danny Markovitch is the co-leader and founder of the jazz-fusion band, Marbin.

Marbin is a progressive jazz-rock band based in Chicago, IL, with a unique story that stands out in today’s music world.

With a do-it-yourself approach, Marbin started touring extensively in 2011, bringing their original instrumental music to every part of the United States. Through word of mouth, Marbin has gained hundreds of thousands of devoted fans all over the world and has sold tens of thousands of albums.

Marbin has released eight albums: Marbin (2009), Breaking the Cycle (2011), Last Chapter of Dreaming (2013), The Third Set (2014), Aggressive Hippies (2015), Goatman and the House of the Dead(2016), Israeli Jazz (2018), and Strong Thing (2019).

Its most recent, Russian Dolls, was just released on its Bandcamp site on November 6, 2020.

Marbin regularly plays in clubs all over the US and in jam and jazz festivals around the world.

In this episode, we talked about:

  • Danny’s Introduction to Music in Israel
  • What made Danny choose Saxophone
  • Military journey and starting from ground zero
  • Set-up and Equipment
  • Thoughts on practice, routines, and exercises
  • Tips on improvisation
  • His approach to soloing and songwriting
  • Process on music composition
  • Danny’s unique partnership with his guitar player Dani Rabin

Catch the video of this interview here:

Quote: 

“Try and push yourself into the unknown”

 

Links:

Website: https://www.marbinmusic.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marbinmusic 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marbinmusic/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marbinmusic 

 

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Ep 095 – Rovner Products Fall 2020

November 4, 2020 by Donna Schwartz Leave a Comment

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Phil Rovner founded Rovner Products in 1974, when he created the Original Dark ligature. To this day, that ligature is still one of the top sellers in the entire Rovner catalog.

Over the years, more Classic models were developed, such as the Light, the Eddie Daniels (the Versa replaced this one), and the Mk III.

When George Reeder, current President and Co-Owner of Rovner Products took over in 2014, the ligature catalog has expanded to include the Next Generation ligatures: The Versa X, the Star Series, The Legacy, The Platinum, Platinum Gold and the Van Gogh.

Since I’ve been getting so many questions on the Van Gogh ligature, in this episode, George gives more background and a demo on how to properly place this unique ligature.

Since 2014, he and his wife and Co-Owner, Lynn, have developed even more products, some of which we are going to talk about in this episode.

And there’s an incredibly special discount that George is going to reveal that you DON’T want to miss!

Great quotes:

“Rovner creates New Art, not an iteration of existing art”

 

YouTube Video of this episode is HERE

NAMM 2020 Interview is HERE

 

Links:

Website: https://rovnerproducts.com 

Reverb: www.reverb.com 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rovnerproducts/  

Instagram: https://instagram.com/rovnerproducts 

Twitter: www.twittter.com/rovnerproducts

 

Questions about the correct Rovner Van Gogh ligature size for your mouthpiece?

Contact support@rovnerproducts.com 

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Ep 094 – Saxophone in the Age of COVID 19; Performance tips with Doug Levin of Horn FX

October 21, 2020 by Donna Schwartz Leave a Comment

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Doug Levin started playing saxophone at the age of 10. His earliest influences were guitar players like Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Steve Vai, whose sonic explorations would inform his love of effects and pedals. His love of music expanded and his broadening musical capacity led him to play with such greats as The Manhattan Transfer, Buddy Guy, and many more. His musical journey eventually took him to Oberlin College and Conservatory where he met his HornFX partner, Aaron Janik. 

In 2016 they created HornFX, a unique resource for the horn player looking to use effects. Its reviews, books, articles, artist pages, and effects databases are specifically geared to inform any horn player about what effects and pedals might best provide the sounds and capabilities they are looking for.

The goal of HornFX to give the most comprehensive, complete, well-thought-out information and advice to the pedal seeking horn player. 

Aaron and Doug also give lessons and consultations, build curriculums for middle school, high school, and higher education, build custom pedalboards for musicians, and work with some of the most accomplished musicians in the world to develop, build, and refine their effects set-up.

This was a special episode…Doug and I had been talking about how we could help saxophone players now, especially in the age of COVID 19, to refine their performances using effects pedals.

 

In this episode, we talked about:

 – how solo saxophone players can use effects pedals to enhance their show

 – Doug’s advice for playing vocal melodies with effects pedals

 – Live Streaming; how to sound great using effects pedals

 – the different roles the performer takes when considering which pedals to use

 – how to think like a producer and play less

 – tips for using effects pedals with jam tracks

 – Doug performed a ton of demos

–  and a whole lot more!

 

Great quotes:

“Play less…think like a producer”

“Go out of your way to mess up and fail”

 

Links:

Website: http://www.horn-fx.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hornfx

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hornfx/

Email: support@horn-fx.com 

 

YouTube Video:

 

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Ep 093 – Lauren Sevian

October 7, 2020 by Donna Schwartz 2 Comments

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Grammy award winning baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian is one of the most in demand musicians on the scene today. 

She is the Winner of the “Rising Star” Baritone Saxophonist in the 67th Downbeat Critics Poll and  Winner of the Hothouse Jazz Awards Baritone Saxophone 2019.

Ms. Sevian came to NYC in 1997 to attend the Manhattan School of Music, and soon thereafter began touring with groups such as Diva and the Artie Shaw Orchestra. 

She can be seen performing as a bandleader around the NYC area with her quartet, the LSQ, or LSAT, her quintet co-led with alto saxophonist Alexa Tarantino, which recently won first place in the “Made in NY” jazz competition. 

She is also co-director of the all female collective “Lioness™️’”. 

As a side woman, she can be heard regularly with the Mingus Big Band, and has performed with countless other groups, notably the Dizzy Gillespie all star big band, Christian McBride’s Big Band, Robin Eubanks Big Band, and the legendary Count Basie Orchestra. 

Her debut album “Blueprint” was released on saxophonist Greg Osby’s label Inner Circle Music to critical acclaim, winning a SESAC jazz award for national performance activity, and receiving rave reviews in publications such as Downbeat, Cadence, and All About Jazz. 

Her sophomore album, “Bliss”, was released spring 2018 on Posi-tone Records, and features all stars of the jazz scene, Alexa Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Christian McBride, and E.J. Strickland. 

Her versatility as a musician has led her to a variety of playing situations, working with the likes of actor Denis Leary, with Maurice Hines in the theater production of “Tappin Thru Life”, and with Harry Connick Jr. in his broadway show “A Celebration of Cole Porter”. 

She is a frequent guest artist at many universities, high schools, middle schools, and jazz festivals across the country. As an educator, she has been teaching privately for over 15 years. 

She is on the jazz saxophone faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, Jazz at Lincoln Center as the director of the “Young Women’s Jazz Orchestra”, instructor for the middle school jazz academy, Summer Jazz Academy at Bard College, and Jazz House Kids Summer Jazz Workshop. 

She has adjudicated at many jazz competitions & festivals, notably the Essentially Ellington Competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Monterey Jazz Festivals’ “Next Generation Jazz Festival”, the Victoria Music Festival in Melbourne, Australia, and the Eau Claire Jazz Festival at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. Ms. Sevian endorses Buffet-Crampon saxophones, D’addario Woodwinds, RPC mouthpieces, Key Leaves, Robinson’s Remedies, and BG France accessories.

In this episode, we talked about:

 – Lauren’s “Strong Island”/Long Island connection with Donna

 – The solos she transcribed that were most influential

 –  Having a confident mindset

 –  Her tips for increasing your breath support

 –  How to approach performing as a duo

 –  How Greg Osby inspired her to record

 –  Her early years in the NY Jazz scene

  – Her playing partnership with Alexa Tarantino 

 –  How the Lioness Collective started

 –  Being a woman in Jazz today

–  and a whole lot more!

 

Lioness, Live from Dizzy’s

 

Great quotes from Lauren:

“From weakness can come strength”

“Be comfortable being uncomfortable”

Lauren’s Links:

Website: https://www.laurensevian.com/ 

Facebook: https://facebook.com/laurensevian  and https://www.facebook.com/LSATband and https://www.facebook.com/lionesswomeninjazz  

Twitter: @BaritoneLauren

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS0F-yjkBxQ 

Instagram: @LaurenSevian 

 

Recordings links:

Bliss on Posi-tone Records

Blueprint

Lioness -Pride & Joy

 

Check out the YouTube Video of this episode:

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Ep 092 – Adrian Crutchfield

September 23, 2020 by Donna Schwartz 1 Comment

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Adrian Crutchfield has taken the world by storm in recent years, not only as the last sax player to perform and record with Prince, touring the world and being featured on Prince’s last three albums, but also touring domestically and internationally with acts such as Lionel Ritchie, Bette Midler, and Cee-Lo Green — all the while writing and building his 2017 release titled ‘Leap’.

In jazz, Mr. Crutchfield has been featured by names such as Kim Waters, Mike Phillps, Alex Bugnon, Jeff Lorber, and Branford Marsalis; and with legendary groups such as Fourplay and The Gap Band featuring Charlie Wilson.

Adrian is a 2008 graduate of Florida State University (B.A. in Music with a concentration in jazz, contemporary media, and commercial music).

Although young, this saxophone aficionado is one of his generation’s most prolific and successful professional musicians.

In this episode, we talked about:

  •  how Kenny G inspired him to play saxophone
  •  the #1 lesson he learned from performing with Prince
  •  the Harry Potter connection between the magical world and the musical world that helps him relate to his fans
  •  why singers were his biggest influences when he first started playing
  •  and so much more in this Epic almost 2 hour interview!

Catch the YouTube video HERE

Adrian’s Links:

Website: http://adriancrutchfield.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adriancrutchfieldmusic/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodsax 

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/adriancrutchfield/featured  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realgoodsax/ 

 

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Ep 091 – Laura Dreyer

September 9, 2020 by Donna Schwartz Leave a Comment

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Saxophonist, flutist, and composer Laura Dreyer is a vibrant, creative voice in the New York jazz scene.

Her catchy original compositions combine lyrical melodies with jazz, Brazilian rhythms, funk, and rock, resulting in an exciting,
contemporary palette of sound with a strong rhythmic twist.

A multi-instrumentalist, Dreyer performs both nationally and internationally with her Brazilian Jazz ensemble, “Laura Dreyer and the Manhattan/Rio Connection,”
while additionally being in great demand as a side-person.

Audiences have heard her in the bands of such diverse artists as Dr. Billy Taylor, Dom Salvador, Helcio Milito, Portinho, Bossa PDX, Walter Bishop Jr., Mel Lewis, Robert Palmer,
Nnenna Freelon, saxophonist/author James McBride, “The Diva Jazz Orchestra, and many others.

Laura has recorded four CDs as a leader/producer, including Mysterious Encounter (Lavasphere), Free Flying Bird (Sony/Piloo), and Sax in
the City (Apria), and Vida. Arte. Amor. (Mayimba Jazz). She is also featured on acclaimed Brazilian pianist Dom Salvador’s newest release, The Art of Samba
Jazz, which received a Premio da Musica Brasileira award for Best Instrumental CD.

Laura attended The Berklee College of Music in Boston, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music form SUNY Empire State College. She has additionally studied with saxophonists Joe Henderson and Joe Lovano, and composers Lyle Mays and Jim McNeely. She is active as a music educator, having served on the faculties of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Clinics, Cazadero Music and Arts Camp, Jazz Camp West, and the New York Pops Salute to Music Program.

She was a featured performer and educator in Busan, South Korea at The Friends of Music in Korea Music Festival, and is currently on the faculty of Village Community School, Riverdale Country School, and The New York POPS PopsEd program.

Laura regularly conducts clinics and workshops at high schools and colleges which have included Berklee College of Music, The University of Reno, Nevada, Portland State University, The Jazz Improv Convention, and The California Jazz Conservatory.

In this episode, we talked about:

  • Laura’s experience being one of the original band members in the Diva Jazz Orchestra
  • Being a female jazz player; the differences from the ‘90’s – now
  • How to decide on your “look”
  • Preparing for jam sessions; 5 tunes you should know and her mindset tips
  • Lead alto saxophone responsibilities in a big band
  • Tips for authentically performing and composing Brazilian music
  • Essential Brazilian musicians you should know (and Laura provided us with a free pdf!)
  •  and a lot more!

 

Links:

Website: https://www.lauradreyer.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauradreyerjazz 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lauradreyerjazz 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauradreyerofficial/

 

You can watch the video of this interview HERE

Laura’s List of Essential Brazilian Musicians

 

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Ep 090 – Kim Cypher

August 12, 2020 by Donna Schwartz 4 Comments

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Kim Cypher is creating quite a stir on the jazz scene at present, emerging as one of the UK’s most exciting saxophonists, vocalists and composers and firmly securing a reputation for top quality, stylish, accessible jazz and musical entertainment.

Inspired by the funkier side of jazz and having studied alongside US saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis and internationally acclaimed jazz saxophonist Andy Sheppard, Kim’s style of performance is best described as ‘funky saxophonist meets 1940’s jazz singer’. Kim performs an eclectic mix of music spanning many genres with a quirky, jazzy twist together with her own original material.

Kim’s debut album ‘Make Believe’ was released at the end of 2016, receiving glowing reviews and culminating in a highly successful album tour with sell-out shows across the UK in 2017/18.

Kim’s 2nd album ‘Love Kim x’ (a collection of inspired original music and quirky takes on some well-known classics) was released May 2019 and was listed in the Top 10 jazz albums of 2019 by online jazz magazine Bebop Spoken Here. The album and tour featured Pee Wee Ellis plus some of the finest jazz musicians in the UK and US including saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, David Newton on piano (14 times winner of best pianist in the British Jazz Awards), Clive Morton on double bass (ex-tutor to Jamie Cullum and long-time sideman with Frank Sinatra and Stephane Grappelli), Karl Vanden Bossche on percussion (Incognito, Jamiroquai, Joss Stone, Sade, Simply Red, Michael Buble), New York guitarist B.D. Lenz to name just a few.

In March 2020 (just before the coronavirus hit) Kim performed a sold-out show in Soho London with special guest Jazz Giant Ray Gelato. This was part of Kim’s ‘For Mum’ project raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity. The project ran alongside release of a brand new original song and video ‘All For You’ in April 2020. The project has so far raised over £2500 for the charity.

Kim has been featured on local TV, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio London ‘live’ plus international radio stations.

Her unique ‘funky’ style of saxophone playing has been built upon influences by great players such as Gerald Albright, Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Andy Sheppard, Dean Fraser, Courtney Pine and Grover Washington. Kim’s vocal style has been influenced by the great Billie Holiday together with a wide range of vocalists / performers including Gunhild Carling, Imelda May, Caro Emerald and Liane Carroll.

In 2019 Kim was featured in the award winning ‘Women In Jazz’ book by author Sammy Stein and published by 8th House where she is described as “one of the UK’s most popular players”.

In 2016 Kim was flown to New York with her jazz quartet for a private jazz performance in Manhattan. In 2017 Kim was commissioned to perform a private event for the UK Prime Minister Theresa May.

In this episode, we talked about:

  • Her “secret” exercise she loves to warm up with
  • A huge tip from Andy Snitzer that’s helped her with tone
  • How she created her unique style
  • How she went from full-time school teacher to full-time musician
  • How she’s created performing opportunities during the COVID 19 Pandemic
  •  and a lot more!

Links:

Website: https://www.kimcypher.com/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/KimCypherMusic/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/KimCypher

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kimcyphersax/

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/CyphersFilms

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/3X3OhCRsaFUNYFRzwrQ5dI

 

Resources:

The Clarke Book that all trumpeters use, and the Rich Willey variations book (as well as many other great books that can be used for all instruments)

 

Catch the YouTube video of this interview HERE

 

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