The Rova Saxophone Quartet is a San Francisco based saxophone quartet formed in October 1977 at the same time as their less adventurous but better known colleagues the World Saxophone Quartet . The name Rova is an Acronym and initialism acronym formed from the last initials of the founding members Jon R askin, Larry Ochs musician Larry Ochs , Andrew V oigt and Bruce A ckley. REF Allmusic class artist id p314707 label Rova Saxophone Quartet reF Metalanguage Records was founded in 1978 by Henry Kaiser musician Henry Kaiser and Ochs. It showcased Rova as well as many independent artists and produced the Rova Arts Festival in 1980. REF http www.o art.org history Improv MetaLang.html O art.org ref Rova has become an important leader in the movement of genre bending music that has its roots in post bop free jazz , avant rock, and 20th century new music as well as traditional and popular styles of Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States. Citation needed date September 2007 While much of Rova s music is composed by its members, the group has also collaborated with and commissioned new works. Since its founding, Rova has released over two dozen recordings of original music. In noting Rova s role in developing the all saxophone ensemble as a regular and conceptually wide ranging unit, The Penguin Guide to Jazz calls its music a teeming cosmos of saxophone sounds created by deliberately eschewing conventional notions about swing and prodding at the boundaries of sound and space... Likewise ... the most exciting of the saxophone quartets to emerge in the format s late 70s boom. They have ... Fred Frith Freedom in Fragments 2003 Rova Orkestrova Electric Ascension Alvin Curran & Rova Saxophone ... Epitonic.com Rova featuring a track from As Was DEFAULTSORT Rova Saxophone Quartet Category Avant garde ... Saxophone quartets Category Musical groups established in 1977 Category Black Saint Soul Note artists de Rova Saxophone Quartet fr Rova Saxophone Quartet ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Steppin with the World Saxophone Quartet Type studio Artist World Saxophone Quartet Cover Steppin With the WSQ.jpg Released 1979 Recorded December 1978 Genre Jazz Length 44 40 Label Black Saint Soul Note Black Saint Producer Giacomo Pellicciotti Reviews Last album Point of No Return WSQ album Point of No Return br 1977 This album Steppin with the World Saxophone Quartet br 1979 Next album W.S.Q. br 1980 Steppin with the World Saxophone Quartet is an album released in 1979. It was the second album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet and the first to be released on the Italian Black Saint Soul Note Black Saint label. The album features performances by Hamiet Bluiett , Julius Hemphill , Oliver Lake and David Murray jazz musician David Murray . ref http www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com site index.php?site &path cd&idcd 865&label BLKS&alpha A Black Saint catalogue ref Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars stating The second recording by The World Saxophone Quartet which follows by a year their Moers Music release Point of No Return gives one a well rounded look at this powerful group. Composed of altoist Julius Hemphill who contributes four of the six group originals , altoist Oliver Lake, tenorman David Murray and baritonist Hamiet Bluiett, the explorative yet rhythmic group is heard in their early prime on this stimulating relea . ref name Allmusic Yanow, S. http allmusic.com album steppin with the world saxophone quartet r150542 review Allmusic Review accessed July 18, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 4.5 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing Steppin Hemphill 9 06 ... 8 39 Personnel Hamiet Bluiett &mdash baritone saxophone Julius Hemphill &mdash alto saxophone Oliver Lake &mdash alto saxophone David Murray jazz musician David Murray &mdash tenor saxophone References reflist Category 1979 albums Category Black Saint Soul Note albums Category World Saxophone ... more details
The 29th Street Saxophone Quartet was an American saxophonesaxophone quartet . Established in 1982, the ensembles members are alto saxophone alto saxophonists Bobby Watson and Ed Jackson, tenor saxophone tenor saxophonist Rich Rothenberg in recent years, Willie Williams , and baritone saxophone baritone saxophonist Jim Hartog. The group has performed an eclectic repertoire, from hard bop to jazz classic jazz to show tune s, to funk , to rap , and original experimental works. In an early review of the band s first extended engagement in New York City in 1984, John S. Wilson music critic John S. Wilson of The New York Times wrote blockquote 29th Street Saxophone Quartet is a band of contrasts. The ensemble playing is clean, precise and tightly together, but the solos are filled with slashing, exuberant abandon. At times it is the very essence of loose, free jazz but it also uses the heavy, stylized sound of Stan Kenton s saxophone writing. The four musicians are choreographed in shifting formations to spotlight soloists and in dance movements that extend the musical movements. ref cite web url http www.nytimes.com 1984 11 02 arts music saxes go it alone.html title MUSIC SAXES GO IT ALONE work The New York Times author John S. Wilson music critic John S. Wilson date November 2, 1984 ref blockquote Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the band toured in Britain, Europe, Istanbul, Canada and in the United States. The Glasgow Herald said in their review that the ensemble s cohesiveness and the high quality of solo playing made everything the four men played worthy of note. ref cite web url http news.google.com newspapers?id Jds AAAAIBAJ&sjid 2UwMAAAAIBAJ&pg 4509,1895541&dq 29th street saxophone quartet&hl en title 29th Street Saxophone Quartet work The Glasgow Herald date June 9, 1986 ref The group maintained an international presence and recorded several CDs and is still in existence ... Category Saxophone quartets Category Hard bop ensembles jazz stub ... more details
Refimprove date November 2006 Saxophone tone holes are tone hole s that exist in the body and bell of a saxophone . They are strategically placed in order to achieve a variety of note s while holding the best possible Intonation music intonation . Varieties There are two varieties of tone holes, straight and rolled. Straight tone holes are much more prevalent, but rolled tone holes are favored by some saxophonists as they supposedly produce a different timbre of sound. An American company based in Elkhart, Indiana named Martin manufactured saxophones with straight toneholes that were tapered, i.e. the circumference of the tone hole chimneys was smaller at the point of contact with the leather pads than where they were soldered to the main body of the instrument. Instruments with rolled toneholes have been manufactured by companies including C.G. Conn Conn between 1921 and 1947 , Keilwerth ... tone holes. P.Mauriat s tone holes are formed from the saxophone s existing material. In other ... onto the saxophone s straight tone hole. Each process affects the sound differently. Conn ..., C.G. Conn developed a special type of saxophone pad specifically designed for use on saxophones ... in 1 32nd of an inch steps unlike standard saxophone pads which come in 0.5 mm size steps which ... by friction, most saxophone repairers glue them in place using shellac or hot melt adhesive . Newly produced Conn Res o Pads are still available from specialist suppliers, and are favored by some saxophone ... toneholes. It is possible, however, to fit standard pads to any saxophone with rolled toneholes and many ... of images gallery Image ConnCMelodySax.JPG A straight necked Conn C melody saxophone dated 1922. Rolled tone holes are visible on the bell. Image Conn6M7.JPG Detail of a C.G. Conn Conn 6M alto saxophone ... to this instrument. Image PMSA 300.jpg P.Mauriat saxophone with straight tone holes Image PMSA 67R 1.jpg P.Mauriat saxophone with rolled tone holes gallery See also Tone hole References reflist 2 DEFAULTSORT ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Saxophone Improvisations Series F Type Album Artist Anthony Braxton Italic title force Cover Saxophone Improvisations Series F.jpg Released 1972 Recorded February 25, 1972 Genre Jazz Length 80 09 Label America Records France America Producer Pierre Berjot br Bruno Guermonprez and Daniel Richard Reissue Chronology Anthony Braxton Last album Donna Lee album Donna Lee br 1972 This album Saxophone Improvisations Series F br 1972 Next album Town Hall 1972 br 1972 Saxophone Improvisations Series F is a solo album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1972 and originally released on the French America Records France America label. ref name Anthony Braxton discography http www.restructures.net BraxDisco BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 13, 2011 ref Reception The Allmusic review by Eugene Chadbourne awarded the album 4 stars stating although the early recordings of Braxton seem to be marked by frustration and failure, this is a suitable follow up to For Alto as well as an improvement, a great accomplishment in itself . ref name Allmusic Chadbourne, E. http www.allmusic.com album saxophone improvisations series f r135768 review Allmusic Review accessed December 13, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 4 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing All compositions by Anthony Braxton Disc One BWC 12 N 48 5 00 Nr 12 C 33M 9 09 Rfo M F 32 6 54 JMK 80 CFN 7 17 57 Disc Two 178 F4 312 2 20 NBH 7C K7 5 26 MMKF 6 CN 72 6 59 348 R C 233 7 23 104 Kelvin M 12 19 01 Recorded at Studio Decca in Paris, France on February 25, 1972 Personnel Anthony Braxton alto saxophone References reflist Category America Records albums Category Anthony Braxton albums Category 1972 albums ... more details
The Concerto in E flat major for alto saxophone and string orchestra was written by Alexander Glazunov in 1934. The piece lasts about fourteen minutes and is played without pause. It is deeply rooted in Romanticism , and has entered the standard saxophone repertoire. History Although invented in the early 1840s, the saxophone was still fairly new and unfamiliar in Glazunov s day it remained untouched for a long time as it was considered middle class . However, Glazunov was enthralled by the sound of the saxophone a new timbre in the musical world. ref name letters The work premiered in Nyk ping , Sweden , on 25 November 1934, with Sigurd Rasch r , a famous German saxophonist, as soloist. It is Rasch r who is credited for bringing about the concerto s composition. He hounded Glazunov for a saxophone concerto, so much so that the composer wrote to a colleague that he had started the piece in March under the influences of attacks rather than requests from the Danish sic saxophonist named Sigurd Rascher . He completed the work in June 1934. Glazunov almost certainly never heard his Saxophone Concerto publicly performed, as the first Paris performance of the work did not occur until after his death. He made no mention in his letters of any Classical music written in collaboration collaboration with another composer on the concerto. However, in 1936, the publishing company made an addition to the piano reduction they added A. Petiot as a second composer. ref name letters Structure This is the structural breakdown according to Glazunov himself, taken from a letter he wrote to Maximilian Steinberg Exposition Allegro Moderato, in 4 4, ending in G minor Development brief Transition Andante C flat major sometimes B major , in 3 4, leading into a small cadenza Conclusion Fugato C minor ... www.dornpub.com SaxjPDF glazounov.pdf Letters From Glazunov The Saxophone Years ref Recordings Some ... Category Concertos Category Compositions for saxophone Category 1934 compositions ja ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979 Type Album Artist Anthony Braxton Italic title force Cover Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979.jpg Released 1979 Recorded November 28 & 29, 1978 and June 21, 1979 Genre Jazz Length 84 45 Label Arista Records Arista Producer Michael Cuscuna Chronology Anthony Braxton Last album Solo Milano 1979 br 1979 This album Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979 br 1979 Next album One in Two Two in One br 1979 Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979 is a solo album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1978 79 and released on the Arista Records Arista label. ref name Anthony Braxton discography http www.restructures.net BraxDisco BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 13, 2011 ref The tracks were subsequently reissued on The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton on Mosaic Records in 2008. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating The thoughtful yet emotional improvisations contain enough variety to hold one s interest throughout despite the sparse setting . ref name Allmusic Yanow, S. http www.allmusic.com album alto saxophone improvisations 1979 r135742 Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 4 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing All compositions by Anthony Braxton except as indicated Composition 77 A 7 30 Composition 77 C 6 25 Red Top Ben Kynard , Lionel Hampton 6 13 Composition 77 D 7 30 Composition 77 E 4 25 Composition 26 F 6 30 Composition 77 F 6 19 Composition 26 B 6 58 Along Came Betty Benny Golson 8 00 Composition 77 G 5 15 Composition 26 E 6 20 Giant Steps composition Giant Steps John Coltrane 6 20 Composition 77 H 7 00 Recorded at Big Apple Studios in New York City on November 28, 1978 tracks 1, 2, 4 & 7 , November 29, 1978 tracks 3, 6, 8 11 & 13 and June 21, 1979 tracks 5 & 12 Personnel Anthony Braxton alto saxophone References reflist Category Arista ... more details
The North American Saxophone Alliance is an organization for saxophone players from around North America . Members are required to pay dues, which vary depending on age. NASA hosts regional conferences for each of its 10 regions. It also hosts a biennial international conference. The 2012 conference will be held at Arizona State University . The current president of NASA is John Nichol, from the Central Michigan University School of Music. The president elect is Cliff Leaman , from the University of South Carolina School of Music. NASA is divided into eleven regions dividing Canada , the United States United States of America , and surrounding territories. Region 1 Washington U.S. state Washington , Oregon , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming , Alaska Region 2 California , Nevada , Utah , Arizona , Colorado , New Mexico , Hawaii Region 3 North Dakota , South Dakota , Nebraska , Minnesota , Iowa Region 4 Kansas , Oklahoma , Missouri , Texas , Arkansas Region 5 Wisconsin , Illinois , Indiana , Ohio , Michigan Region 6 Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , Georgia U.S. state Georgia , Florida , Puerto Rico Region 7 Kentucky , Tennessee , Virginia , North Carolina , South Carolina , Maryland , Delaware , Washington, D.C. Region 8 New York , Pennsylvania , New Jersey , West Virginia , Connecticut , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Vermont , New Hampshire , Maine Region 9 British Columbia , Alberta , Saskatchewan , Manitoba , Yukon , Northwest Territories Region 10 Ontario , Quebec , Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland , New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island Category Saxophone organizations Music org stub ... more details
Refimprove date December 2010 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name World Saxophone Quartet image World Saxophone Quartet.jpg caption In 2007, from left to right David Murray saxophonist David Murray , Tony Kofi , Oliver Lake and Hamiet Bluiett . Photo by Andy Newcombe image size landscape yes background group or band alias origin genre years active label associated acts website current members past members Julius Hemphill BR Oliver Lake BR Hamiet Bluiett BR David Murray saxophonist David Murray BR Arthur Blythe BR Eric Person BR James Spaulding BR John Purcell musician John Purcell BR Bruce Williams BR Jaleel Shaw BR Jorge Sylvester BR Steve Potts jazz musician Steve Potts BR Tony Kofi BR James Carter BR Kidd Jordan BR Branford Marsalis notable instruments The World Saxophone Quartet is a jazz ensemble founded in 1977, implementing elements of free funk and South African jazz African jazz into their musical routines. ref http www.allmusic.com artist world saxophone quartet p7853 biography Allmusic ref History The original members were Julius Hemphill alto and soprano saxophone, flute , Oliver Lake alto and soprano saxophone , Hamiet Bluiett baritone saxophone, alto clarinet , and David Murray jazz musician David Murray tenor saxophone, bass clarinet . The first .... The group principally recorded and performed as a saxophone quartet , usually with a lineup ... bottom 1px solid grey Steppin with the World Saxophone Quartet style border bottom 1px solid grey style ... References Reflist External links http www.guardian.co.uk music 2010 dec 02 world saxophone quartet yes we can Review of 2009 s Yes We Can DEFAULTSORT World Saxophone Quartet Category Free jazz ensembles Category Post bop ensembles Category Saxophone quartets Category Musical groups established in 1977 Category American jazz ensembles Category Avant garde jazz ensembles de World Saxophone Quartet fr World Saxophone Quartet it World Saxophone Quartet no World Saxophone Quartet ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Point of No Return Type Live Artist World Saxophone Quartet Cover Point of No Return WSQ album .jpg Released 1977 Recorded June, 1977 Genre Jazz Length 44 40 Label Moers Music Producer Burkhard Hennen Reviews Last album This album Point of No Return br 1977 Next album Steppin with the World Saxophone Quartet br 1979 Point of No Return is the debut album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet released on the Moers Music label in 1977. The album features a live performance by Hamiet Bluiett , Julius Hemphill , Oliver Lake and David Murray jazz musician David Murray recorded in June 1977 at the 6th International New Jazz Festival in Moers . Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating In future years, World Saxophone Quartet would better temper their free solos with inventive writing, but this early set is pretty self indulgent. . ref name Allmusic Yanow, S. http allmusic.com album point of no return r604980 review Allmusic Review accessed August 17, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 4 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing Dar el Sudan Hemphill 2 48 Bajou Scetches Bluiett 10 13 Point of No Return Hemphill 10 32 Sacred Sheetless Murray 24 26 Hymn for the Old Year Lake 3 38 Personnel Hamiet Bluiett &mdash baritone saxophone Julius Hemphill &mdash alto saxophone Oliver Lake &mdash alto saxophone David Murray jazz musician David Murray &mdash tenor saxophone References reflist Category World Saxophone Quartet live albums Category 1977 live albums Category Moers Music live albums ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Rhythm and Blues Type studio Artist World Saxophone Quartet Cover Rhythm and Blues WSQ album .jpg Released 1989 Recorded November 1988 Genre Jazz Length 39 55 Label Elektra Musician Producer Marty Khan Reviews Last album Dances and Ballads br 1987 This album Rhythm and Blues br 1989 Next album Metamorphosis WSQ album Metamorphosis br 1990 Rhythm and Blues is the ninth album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet and their third on the Elektra Records Elektra label. The album features performances by Hamiet Bluiett , Julius Hemphill , Oliver Lake and David Murray jazz musician David Murray and was first released in 1989. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating The combination works quite well on this surprising success. . ref name Allmusic Yanow, S. http allmusic.com album rhythm blues r104775 review Allmusic Review accessed July 19, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 4.5 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing For the Love of Money Kenny Gamble Gamble , Leon Huff Huff 4 13 Let s Get It On Marvin Gaye Gaye , Ed Townsend Townsend 5 33 I Heard That Bluiett 4 48 Loopology Hemphill 3 09 Sittin On The Dock of the Bay Steve Cropper Cropper , Otis Redding Redding 4 30 Messin With the Kid Mel London London 4 05 Try a Little Tenderness Jimmy Campbell Campbell , Reginald Connelly Connelly , Harry M. Woods Woods 6 30 Nemesis Bluiett 3 01 Night Train instrumental Night Train Jimmy Forrest Forrest , Lewis Simpkins Simpkins , Oscar Washington Washington 4 06 Personnel Hamiet Bluiett &mdash baritone saxophone Julius Hemphill &mdash alto saxophone Oliver Lake &mdash alto saxophone David Murray jazz musician David Murray &mdash tenor saxophone References reflist Category 1989 albums Category World Saxophone Quartet albums Category Elektra Musician albums ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Steppenwolf Type Live Artist World Saxophone Quartet Cover Steppenwolf WSQ album .jpg Released 2002 Recorded March 1, 1999 Genre Jazz Length 72 44 Label Justin Time Records Justin Time Producer Hamiet Bluiett Reviews Last album 25th Anniversary The New Chapter br 2001 This album Steppenwolf br 2002 Next album Experience WSQ album Experience br 2004 Steppenwolf is the eighteenth album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet and their sixth on the Justin Time Records Justin Time label. The album features a live performance by Hamiet Bluiett , John Purcell , Oliver Lake and David Murray jazz musician David Murray and was recorded at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago on March 1, 1999. Reception The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars stating Bluiett s Hattie Wall, the WSQ theme song, concludes the program with boogying showmanship. Recommended. . ref name Allmusic Adler, D. http allmusic.com album steppenwolf r589414 review Allmusic Review accessed July 19, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 4 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing Intro 1 05 The Crossing Murray 12 39 Intro 2 07 Li l Poki Purcell 15 23 Intro 0 27 Sunrise Brazilian Sunshine Taj Mahal Mahal 9 14 Giant Steps John Coltrane Coltrane 3 15 Intro 0 13 Color for Duke Bluiett 8 34 Intro 0 35 Tor Purcell 6 08 What If Lake 9 29 Hattie Wall Theme Song Bluiett 3 35 Personnel Hamiet Bluiett &mdash baritone saxophone John Purcell &mdash alto saxophone Oliver Lake &mdash alto saxophone David Murray jazz musician David Murray &mdash tenor saxophone References reflist Category World Saxophone Quartet live albums Category 2002 live albums Category Justin Time Records live albums ... more details
notability Music date March 2011 Unreferenced date December 2009 The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet now known as The Tiptons Sax Quartet is an all female, jazz saxophone quartet from Seattle, Washington . They actually consist of five members the fifth member being the quartet s drummer and percussionist . The name of the quartet was inspired by Billy Tipton , a jazz saxophonist, who upon ..., Tobi Stone, Faith Stankevich Amy Denio alto saxophone , voice Amy Denio is an original member of the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, dating from the band s very first rehearsal at her house ... National Radio and many other entities. Jessica Lurie alto saxophone , tenor saxophone , voice Jessica ... with her husband, visual artist Danijel Zezelj . Tina Richerson baritone saxophone , voice .... Sue Orfield tenor saxophone , voice Sue Orfield also performs with The Sue Orfield Band and a variety ... tenor saxophone , soprano saxophone Marjorie de Muynck was an original member and co founder of BTMSQ ... John Otto baritone saxophone John Otto, at the time named Babs Helle, is the other co founder ... s name, the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, and was known for his rich baritone sound, snappy ... Fall, 2007. Faith also performs with Barbara Trentalange . Tobi Stone baritone saxophone Tobi joined ... . Barbara Marino baritone saxophone Barbara Marino played and toured with the Tiptons from 1992 ... the artists she has recorded with. Maya Johnson soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone Maya Johnson was a member of Bakra Steel Band . Annalise Zamula alto saxophone Annalise is based in San Francisco, California. Stacy Loebs alto saxophone An early member of the quartet and the first person to regularly ... uncertain . Discography Commons category Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet Saxhouse January 13, 1994 Horn Hut Records , originally published by Knitting ... Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, The Category Saxophone quartets Category American jazz ensembles ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Metamorphosis Type studio Artist World Saxophone Quartet Cover Metamorphosis WSQ album .jpg Released 1990 Recorded 1990 Genre Jazz Length 61 32 Label Elektra Records Elektra Nonesuch Records Nonesuch Producer Reviews Last album Rhythm and Blues WSQ album Rhythm and Blues br 1990 This album Metamorphosis br 1990 Next album Moving Right Along br 1992 Metamorphosis is the tenth album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet . Released in 1990 it was the groups fourth album on the Elektra Records Elektra Nonesuch Records Nonesuch label and features performances by Hamiet Bluiett , Arthur Blythe , Oliver Lake and David Murray jazz musician David Murray with Chief Bey , Melvin Gibbs and Mor Thiam . It was the first album recorded by the group after the departure of foundation member Julius Hemphill and their first to feature additional musicians. Reception The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 2.5 stars stating By their own high standards, Metamorphosis had to be reckoned a disappointment. . ref name Allmusic Olewnick, B. http allmusic.com album metamorphosis r104686 review Allmusic Review accessed July 19, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 2.5 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing Holy Men Bluiett 2 48 Lullaby Thiam 4 51 Metamorphosis Blythe 3 28 Su Mama Ah Zumu Murray, Thiam 6 25 Africa Lake 8 54 Ballad For The Blackman Murray 7 52 Masai Warrior s Dance Bluiett 5 14 Love Like Sisters Lake 4 07 Lo Chi Lo Murray 6 57 Feed The People Bluiett 10 56 Personnel Hamiet Bluiett &mdash baritone saxophone Arthur Blythe &mdash alto saxophone Oliver Lake &mdash alto saxophone, soprano saxophone , flute David Murray jazz musician David Murray &mdash tenor saxophone , bass clarinet Chief Bey &mdash Ashiko asiko , signal drum, Shekere shakere Mor Thiam &mdash Djembe gmba , gabala, gum gum, rain stick ... on 1,2,5 References reflist Category 1990 albums Category World Saxophone Quartet albums ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 London Saxophonic is a saxophone with piano, bass guitar, and percussion ensemble begun by Gareth Brady, Will Gregory and Simon Haram, while they were studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. They made their debut in 1994 in music 1994 on Atlantic Records with Sax Pax for a Sax , a collaboration with Moondog , who composed all of the works on the album. In 1998 in music 1998 , they went to the now defunct label Tring primarily a budget label of technically primitive, cheaply recorded classical music with a Michael Nyman retrospective titled An Eye for a Difference , produced by David Roach saxophonist David Roach . Membership Tim Redpath sopranino saxophone , soprano saxophone Simon Haram sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone , EWI electric wind instrument Rob Buckland soprano saxophone, alto saxophone Christian Forshaw sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone Andrew Findon Andy Findon bass saxophone , piccolo Elizabeth Burley piano Martin Elliott musician Martin Elliott bass guitar Chris Caldwell musician Chris Caldwell baritone saxophone Will Gregory alto saxophone, baritone Gareth Brady tenor saxophone Andrew Scott saxophonist Andrew Scott tenor saxophone David Roach saxophonist David Roach soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Bernd Kowalzik Bradley Grant Peter Hammill John Rebbeck Stuart Gordon Graham Cole Paul Clarvis Mike Brogan Andrew Davis conductor Andrew Davis Danny Thompson Alun Thomas saxophonist Alun Thomas Nicola Meecham External links Official Site http www.londonsaxophonic.com Category Musical groups from London UK band stub ... more details
Infobox Saxophone name Tubax names Sax image B flatSubcontrabassTubax.jpg thumb 195px right A B music b subcontrabass tubax right . On the left, for comparison, is a tenor saxophone. classification Wind instrument Wind , Woodwind instrument woodwind , aerophone range Written Range br Image Sax range.svg 130px center Note With proper use of overtones, the saxophone s range can be extended. related small Military band family small br Sopranino saxophone Soprano saxophone Alto saxophone Tenor saxophone Baritone saxophone Bass saxophone Contrabass saxophone Subcontrabass saxophone small Orchestra l family small br C soprano saxophone Mezzo soprano saxophone C melody saxophone small Other saxophones small br Sopranissimo saxophone Soprillo Tubax musicians List of saxophonists articles Saxophone The tubax is a modified saxophone developed in 1999 by the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim . It is available in both E music b contrabass and B music b or C subcontrabass sizes. Its name is a portmanteau of the words tuba and sax . The tubax has the same fingering, mouthpiece, and reed as a regular saxophone, and is in the saxophone family. The first size of tubax to be developed was the E music b contrabass. It has the same register as a regular contrabass saxophone but is much more compact and thus more manageable due to its tubing being folded more times. It takes a baritone saxophone mouthpiece. While the timbre of the E music b tubax is more focused and compact than that of the full sized contrabass saxophone, it still blends well with other sizes of saxophones and can be played with great agility due to its air efficient bore design. The subcontrabass tubax uses a baritone saxophone or bass saxophone mouthpiece. While several B music b subcontrabasses are already in use ... saxophone Masayuki Kuroda s page Listening http www.contrabass.com sounds Stardust.mp3 MP3 of a tubax ... by Jay C. Easton References reflist Saxophone Category Woodwind instruments Category Saxophones ... more details
Image JayCEastonSaxFamily.jpg thumb 288px right Easton with ten members of the saxophone family. From largest to smallest Contrabass saxophone contrabass , Bass saxophone bass , Baritone saxophone baritone , Tenor saxophone tenor , C melody saxophone C melody , Alto saxophone alto , Mezzo soprano saxophone F mezzo soprano , Soprano saxophone soprano , C soprano saxophone C soprano , Sopranino saxophone sopranino . Dr. Jay C. Easton b. Fullerton, California , June 9, 1975 is an United States American multi instrumentalist who plays all sizes of saxophone as well as a variety of other woodwind instruments from around the world. He is known as a specialist in very large low pitched saxophones. He is based in Seattle, Washington . Education Easton studied with Michael Brockman , Kelley Hart Jenkins , Dennis Michel , Marian Liebowitz , Lewis Peterman , F. Dane Teter , and Ernie DelFante . He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance from the University of Washington and Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in Woodwind s Performance from San Diego State University . Teaching career Easton has served on the music faculty at San Diego State University , the University of San Diego , and the Bishops School in La Jolla, California . He has taught students of all ages and has given many educational outreach concerts. Performing career Easton performs and records on more than thirty woodwind instruments. His solo performances feature unusual reed instruments, with emphasis on larger lower instruments, especially the saxophone family. He has performed with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera San Diego , the Spectrum Saxophone ... Saxophone Band , Northstar Saxophone Quartet , and Crosswinds Duo , and co founded the San Diego Saxophone ... as sound samples of various saxophone ensembles. See also Bass saxophone Contrabass saxophone Subcontrabass saxophone Contrabass clarinet Contrabass Tubax External links http www.jayeaston.com Jay Easton ... more details
Lee Patrick born 17 November 1938 in Oneonta, New York is an American classical music classical saxophone saxophonist , saxophone teacher, scholar, arranger, and composer. He is the second of six children ... s saxophone workshops in the 1960s and 1970s. Teaching positions Patrick currently serves as instructor of saxophone at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky . He served as instructor of saxophone ... served as director of the Saxophone Institute, a week long study week for classical saxophonists, for more ... played in THE TRIO, an ensemble of alto saxophone alto , tenor saxophone tenor , and baritone saxophone baritone saxophone s. Much new music was created for this ensemble, including several pieces ... with the Saxophone Sinfonia , including concerts at the 1979 World Saxophone Congress and at Alice ... known as an arranger of classical music for saxophone ensemble. Many of these publications have ... and compositions are published as The Lee Patrick Saxophone Series by Carl Fischer Music ... Carl Fischer Jesse Clark Threesome for saxophone trio Carl Fischer Shaker songs and dances for saxophone trio Carl Fisher need titles and publishers His arrangements include Solos for Alto Saxophone ... for Alto Saxophone and Keyboard Carl Fischer Five Lyric Pieces by Edvard Grieg arranged for tenor saxophone ... Patrick for E alto or E baritone saxophone and piano. Carl Fisher Lento affettuoso and giga by James Oswald transcribed for alto saxophone and keyboard Ethos Five centuries for saxophone quartet compiled and arranged by Sigurd M. Rascher and Lee Patrick Bourne Four short pieces for saxophone quartet ... are published by Belwin, Bourne, Theodore Presser, and Ethos. Saxophone research and writing Patrick served as director of scholarly publications for the North American Saxophone Alliance for many years. He has published numerous articles about saxophone history, acoustics, and pedagogy. Many of these articles were printed in Saxophone Symposium and Saxophone Journal . External links http www.classicsax.com ... more details
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Merge to Rahsaan Roland Kirk Saxophone discuss Talk Manzello Merge to Rahsaan Roland Kirk date June 2010 Manzello is the name that Rahsaan Roland Kirk gave to an king musical instruments HN White King Saxello Bb soprano saxophone onto which he had affixed a mellophone bell. See also stritch saxophone stritch . References references The Oxford Companion to Jazz , edited by Bill Kirchner Oxford Press 2000 , p. 601 The Saxophone Journal , Vintage Saxophones Revisited Column, by Paul Cohen Fall, 1985 The Saxophone Journal , Vintage Saxophones Revisited Column, by Paul Cohen Volume 18, 1993 Pete Hales, personal reference. See http saxpics.com ?v mod&modID 19 woodwind instrument stub Category Saxophones Category Custom made instruments Category Experimental musical instruments ... more details
Laurence Wyman is an American classical music classical saxophone teacher who served many years as the professor of saxophone at the State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, New York . Education ... at the Eastman School of Music . His saxophone teachers include Orville Kiltz , Sigurd Rasch r ... at Fredonia State University of New York College at Fredonia in 1965. He taught all of the saxophone related courses, directed the Fredonia Saxophone Ensemble , and taught courses in music theory and acoustics ... College and the Eastman School of Music . Students Wyman s saxophone students number over ... saxophone in prestigious colleges and universities in the United States and Europe. His students include two members of the Rasch r Saxophone Quartet , the most active professional saxophone quartet today. Other Fredonia graduates are also members of the New York Saxophone Quartet , the Aeolian Saxophone Quartet and the Empire Saxophone Quartet . need list of students here Performing career Wyman ... s interest in acoustics has led to two important books, one on the acoustics of saxophone mouthpiece .... His work in composition has included several works for saxophone which are frequently played ... . His Saxophone Abstractions for Laser Beam and Prepared Audience 1969 was the first work to make ... visual material on saxophone pedagogy , the history of music notation , and music form . Through funding ... of music, books, and recordings pertaining to the saxophone , housed in SUNY Fredonia s Reed Library. List of publications AN ACOUSTICAL STUDY OF ALTO SAXOPHONE MOUTHPIECE CHAMBER DESIGN Ph.D. .... List of compositions DELTANGI for Alto Saxophone and Four Cello Celli 1965 DJIWA for Solo any Saxophone 1971 RAINFALL for Tenor Saxophone and Piano 1972 MINIATURE SUITE for Alto Saxophone and Piano 1995 SUNDANCE FOR THE KID for Solo Alto Saxophone 1998 RAINFALL for Alto Saxophone and Piano 1998 ... NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American saxophone teacher DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE ... more details
John C. Worley was a college professor, saxophonist, and a composer of European classical music classical , as well as more contemporary music for saxophone . He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1919 and died on February 16, 1999. Education He graduated from Oberlin Conservatory and the Columbia Teachers College . He studied composition with Sir Lennox Berkeley at the Royal Academy of Music in London , England and conducting with Pierre Monteux in Maine . Teaching positions Worley taught at the University of Bridgeport , the State University of New York at Oneonta and the University of Maine in Orono before moving to Williamsburg, Virginia in 1996. Saxophone performing career Worley organized the Williamsburg Saxophone Quartet and was the group s Soprano saxophone soprano saxophonist . He performed with the Saxophone Sinfonia at Lincoln Center in New York City the Cape Cod Orchestra in Massachusetts and was an active participant at several Saxophone Workshops held by friends Sigurd Rasch r and Lee Patrick saxophonist Lee Patrick . Compositions After he retired from teaching, Worley focused on composing and arranging. His original compositions include Claremont Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra 1962 Penobscot Suite Owl s Head Sonatina Concerto for Saxophone Sonatina for Baritone Saxophone Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano Sea Pines Concerto for trumpet and orchestra Transcriptions include Edvard Grieg s Holberg Suite , arranged for large saxophone ensemble Etienne Ozi s Adagio et Rondo, arranged for tenor saxophone and piano Unreferenced date January 2008 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Worley,John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American musician DATE OF BIRTH 1919 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1999 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Worley,John Category 1919 births Category 1999 deaths Category University of Bridgeport faculty Category American classical musicians Category American saxophonists Category 20th century classical composer ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Trouv re Quartet , is a well known classical saxophone quartet founded in Japan in 1987. The quartet has recorded 13 albums so far. One of them, A Homage to Marcel Mule released in 2001, was awarded the Grand Prize in the Record Category of the 56th Arts Festival sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan . Members Nobuya Sugawa , soprano saxophone Shin ichiro Hikosaka , alto saxophone Yasushi Arai , tenor saxophone Yasuto Tanaka , baritone saxophone Category Saxophone quartets Category Japanese musical groups Trouvere Quartet Category Musical groups established in 1987 Trouvere Quartet Japan band stub Classical ensemble stub ja ... more details
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Larry Teal 26 March 1905 11 July 1984 is considered by many to be the father of American Saxophone. Teal earned a Bachelors degree in Pre Dentistry from the University of Michigan . While studying there he began playing in jazz bands as a saxophonist. He later earned a Doctor of Music from the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts in 1943. During the early 1950 s he was a flutist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and played occasional alto saxophone solos. He maintained a studio near Wayne University Later Wayne State where many high school and college students studied saxophone. Don Sinta was one of those students who was considered a virtuoso in saxophone by many while he was a music major at Wayne. Mr. Teal was highly sought after as a professional musician by both classical and popular musical organizations. He became the first full time professor of saxophone at any American university ... of saxophone there until he retired in 1974, at which time he was given the title professor emeritus. During his 21 years at the university, Teal taught over 100 college saxophone students ... degree of influence over the direction and quality of classical saxophone teaching in America. His students included Donald Sinta , who succeeded him as professor of saxophone at the University of Michigan Steven Mauk, professor of saxophone at Ithaca College Patrick Meighan musician Patrick Meighan , now professor of saxophone at Florida State University John Sampen , now professor of saxophone at Bowling Green State University Joe Henderson Josh Rodriguez John Nichol, professor of saxophone at Central Michigan University Jerry D. Luedders, professor of music and saxophone at California State ... of Music at Armstrong Atlantic State University David Henderson, professor of saxophone at University ... Lynn Klock , now professor of saxophone at University of Massachusetts Amherst Teal wrote several books for use by saxophone students and teachers, including The Art of Saxophone Playing 1963 ISBN ... more details
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