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The increased stiffness of the reed and the greater airflow required to establish resonance in the larger body means the tenor sax requires greater lung power but a looser embouchure than the higher-pitched members of the saxophone family. The tenor sax reed is similar in size to that used in the bass clarinet, and the two can be easily ...
Florence Kathleen "Kathy" Stobart (1 April 1925 [1] – 6 July 2014) [2] was an English jazz saxophonist primarily known for playing the tenor sax. She was a well-respected figure in the history of jazz in Britain and became an inspiration, through her tutoring of music, to a whole new generation of younger female musicians.
Erik Stabnau – Music Director / Vocalist / Tenor Saxophone; Jenny Swoish – Female Vocalist; Kevin Sheehan – Lead Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Arranger; Gary Meggs – 2nd Alto Saxophone, Clarinet; Allen Cordingley – Tenor Saxophone 1, Clarinet, Flute; Justin Williams – Tenor Saxophone 2, Clarinet, flute
F, person or group uses an F Mezzo-soprano saxophone in addition to the E♭ alto sax. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Numerous reviews of the band's recent performances highlight her saxophone play on many of Hay's and Men at Work's signature hit songs. [3] Gonzalez also performed on the Zappa Plays Zappa tour with Dweezil Zappa, beginning with its 2006 inception. She received praise in the media for her instrumental performance and skill during those tours.
Peggy Gilbert (January 17, 1905 – February 12, 2007), born Margaret Fern Knechtges, [1] was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa.. When she was seven years old, she played piano and violin with her father's band; she later discovered jazz and started to play the saxop
Dickson was born in Sydney. She began to play piano at the age of two, and saxophone at the age of six. [1] She initially played 'some jazz' in her youth, but eventually focused her saxophone training entirely on the classical repertoire. [2]
Originally from Seattle, [1] Coss is one of only a few female band leaders in the Jazz field. [2] [3] By the age of six or seven, she was taking piano lessons and composing music. [4] At the age of nine she took up saxophone in her elementary school's band and by the age of eleven she was listening to jazz and playing in the jazz band at school.