Alto saxophone

life as possible, and that’s why I joined choir. “Keep Calm and Sing On” reminds me that no matter where life takes me, I can drown my troubles or worries with singing. Choir soon lead me to band, where I decided that I would play the alto saxophone. I loved the saxophone so much, that I stuck with it all the way to high school. Believe me when I say that the thought of marching band used to scare the living daylights out of me. Despite my fears, I came to love marching band, and that’s how I’m…

Miles Davis recorded this song in his album Milestones, and includes great artists such as Cannonball Adderley on alto saxophone, John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on double bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Miles Davis is one of the most influential trumpeters in all of jazz history and took multiple musical directions during his five-decade music…

combination of Kim Cass' propulsive swinging bass and Kate Gentile’s vibrant drumming becomes best friends with Mitchell’s dazzling textures on “Mini Alternate”, a mutant piece featuring the charming yet cavernous sounds of Scott Robinson’s bass saxophone and the bandleader’s meticulous explorations. Ches Smith on glockenspiel and Dan Weiss on tabla enrich the scenario with quality vibes when the band gets suspended in a hectic groove before landing definitively on an enchanting percussive soil.…

When I was first presented this task I questioned my ability to describe, and fully understand music. I have had a love for music since I was born, and have been playing it consistently since the age of five. I played alto/soprano saxophone in band for over eight years, and was drum major my senior year of high school. Not once in any of my experiences of living through music have I ever questioned my understanding of it, until that is, I was asked to describe and analyze pieces in the form of a…

Marcello Pellitteri, a sensitive drummer and experienced educator at Berklee, convenes an Italian quartet composed of Orazio Maugeri on alto saxophone, Salvatore Bonafede on piano, and Gabrio Bevilacqua on acoustic bass, to homage his daughter Veronica, who passed away in 2014, at the age of 23. Each member contributes with original compositions to Aquarius Woman an emotional record that also includes a couple of covers and poems. A few guests join the quartet along the way, and the first doing…

realized that I wasn’t wearing a neck-strap. As I picked my 2,000 dollar alto saxophone, I saw that it had a dent in the bell part of it. “Ooooooooh. Mom’s gonna kill you Jerome.” My little brother John said in his high-pitched voice. He was a bigger kid, even for his age, seven years old, weighing eighty-something pounds. “Go bug someone your own size,…

Ball State has one of the top Jazz programs in the country, and it is good to see someone with the credentials of Adam Schroeder recognize it. The Jazz ensemble II was the first to perform in the concert. The director was Jen Siukola. The saxophone personnel consisted of Jacob Melton, Luke Fries, Kendell Fowler, Logan Neher and Andrew Campbell. The trumpet personnel consisted of Connor Freimuth, Dylan Abbott, Sean Alvarez, Jake Hostetler and Conor Fox. The trombone section was made up of…

What is a woodwind instrument? The woodwind instruments are instruments that produce sound as a result of air flowing through them. Instruments that belong to this family include the oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon and flute. While all of the other instruments mentioned are actually classified as reed instruments because that is the way that the air flows through them, the flute is an instrument that makes its sound from air being blown across an opening. The openings are closed or kept open…

Synthesis Essay: David Ake analysing Ornette Coleman Ornette Coleman was a jazz saxophone player who started his career in the 1950s by defying cultural, and musical standards. David Ake, composer, performer, and musicologist, analysed how Ornette Coleman created dramatic change in the jazz realm by defying the bebop era standards. Ake brings up many points of the standards that Coleman defied, such as: jazz virtuosity and masculinity, jazz performance and sex, and cultural perceptions of…

1. The first piece of music I listened to for this assignment was Lohengrin, prelude to Act III composed by Wagner. The song was written for a scene for a wedding between a hero and heroine. The instruments in this song include a full orchestra and it is an orchestral piece. In my opinion, the song had a variety of feelings and sounds. For example, there is one part where it is mainly or entirely woodwinds. During this section, the music sounds very peaceful and light. After a while this…