S.C. State University chooses 2009 Miss Homecoming Nov 7, 2009
She has also played the saxophone for 11 years and is a member of S.C. State's Marching 101 Band. After graduating from S.C. State, Roberts plans to attend graduate school to pursue a degree in foreign language. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
CUSD board hears charter proposal Nov 7, 2009
If I want to play the saxophone, someone s going to teach me online. Yes, Salazar said. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Weekend music Nov 6, 2009
Armin Winter will be on saxophone and Michael Miller on keyboards at tonight's show, with Burdick handling the guitar and vocal duties. Showtime is 7 p.m. and there is no cover. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Taking the list out of the listener Nov 6, 2009
You can have a view on anything and be right, and completely wrong, all at the same time: the best song, the best cover version, the best vocals, the best harmonies, the best songwriter/s and the best solo in either of these categories: electric guitar, saxophone, harmonica, bass guitar, violin, acoustic guitar, keyboards (sub-categories: electric piano, Hammond organ, acoustic piano), drums (sub-categories: under five minutes, under 10 mins, and under 45 mins). That last one is a joke. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Al Gore: "I am optimistic" Nov 4, 2009
Clinton played the saxophone and there was a feeling of spring in the air. Why has it been so much tougher for Barack Obama. (Salon)
Double Reed Ensemble to perform Tuesday in CSCC’s Cherry Theater Nov 4, 2009
He is professor of oboe, double reeds and saxophone at Middle Tennessee State University. The Nashville Double Reed Ensemble was founded in the spring 2003 and has done numerous performances in the Middle Tennessee area. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Full afternoon, evening of entertainment at Mexican rodeo (2) Nov 1, 2009
With the Mariachi music rich with two trumpets, a saxophone, drums and even a tuba, horses performed while the modest crowd sought shade wherever they could find it. Instead of galloping around the arena, the horses did what appeared to be choreographed dance steps. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Halloween doings Nov 1, 2009
Sue Albano will be joining the Brothers on vocals that night, as will Armin Winter on saxophone and the "Journeyman," Corey Jennings, on harmonica. Popo will be doing face and body painting starting at 6:30 p.m. There will also be cash prizes for the best male and female costume. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
my other life Nov 1, 2009
He has been playing the saxophone since the fifth grade and has never looked back ... He's been extremely lucky too, having learned from jazz saxophone legend Stan Getz while he was doing post-doctoral work at Stanford University. (Albany Times Union)
Ozone Park jazz group delivers cool sounds Oct 30, 2009
Friday October 30, 2009. The members of Short Memory are guitarist Spencer Katzman, left, saxophonist David Aaron, drummer Danny Borg and bassist Jon Frederick. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
* THE VINYL WORD Oct 30, 2009
Start off the night in style with the free bar at the newly remodeled rooftop at Room 18 with SL (Ba) and Tony Tung providing melodic deep house and live saxophone. The roof has a great view and with free cocktails for customers in costumes, this place looks like a winner to get the monster ball rolling. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Q-Tip's Return to Grace Oct 30, 2009
The more serious-minded jazz hip-hop heads will enjoy Garretts scalding alto saxophone improvisation on Abstractionisms and Thomas extendedsome would argue, perhaps too extendedflute solo on the Jamie Starr-era Prince cut, Do U Dig U. . (Slate)
Professor to perform at Single Reed Summit Oct 30, 2009
Although saxophones and clarinets may have reputations as jazz instruments, there are still many performers who play them in classical styles. Penn State Professor of Saxophone David Stambler is one of these musicians, and he is hosting a conference for others like him ... Stambler will perform with several contemporaries at the Single Reed Summit, a conference of saxophone and clarinet players from around the country. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Halloween doings Oct 30, 2009
Sue Albano will be joining the Brothers on vocals that night, as will Armin Winter on saxophone and the "Journeyman," Corey Jennings, on harmonica. Popo will be doing face and body painting starting at 6:30 p.m.. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Skip to Mihaylo Oct 29, 2009
The good news was that there were about 60 broken tubas, trombones, saxophones and more sitting in the storage closet ... It would be nice to have more choice, the alto saxophone player says. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Following his soul Oct 29, 2009
"I'm going to play a cross-section of music that I really like and feel would sound good in there - some of my own stuff, some Bach, some Stravinsky," says Byron, 50, who will play clarinet, tenor saxophone and bass clarinet. He's on the phone from Boston, where he attended the 40th anniversary of the jazz program at his alma mater, the New England Conservatory of Music. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Five students earn all-state musical honors Oct 29, 2009
Happel, a sophomore alto saxophone player, and Celindo, a freshman Bb clarinet player, rounded out the trio of Forest City band members who will perform at the All-State Music Festival in Ames next month. Jonathan's had a very good fall, and he's pretty even-keeled so I was very hopeful for him, Rutt said. (Forest City Summit, IO)
This Week's Best Bets Oct 29, 2009
Zagreb Saxophone Quartet ... Founded by graduates of the University of Zagreb Music Academy in Croatia, the Zagreb Saxophone Quartet boasts an eclectic repertoire that includes pieces originally written for a saxophone quartet, as well as transcriptions and arrangements of pieces by various composers belonging to different periods and styles. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Band geek or not? Read and learn Oct 29, 2009
He s a saxophone player, he continued ... Saxophones can be quite arrogant much to the annoyance of others. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Raymond Henderson Oct 29, 2009
A major part of Ray's life was devoted to music, as he played the saxophone in his own band and also wrote music. He moved to Grand Junction in 1969, where he farmed with his wife of 34 years, Shirley, and also did factory work at Bohn Aluminum and Controlled Rubber, and also was a truck driver for several years. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Dark Meat has something to be proud of Oct 29, 2009
With years passing and priorities shifting, bassist/alto and tenor saxophone player Ben Clack says it was only natural to pare down the group to seven core members. But fans shouldn't worry that the reduction will take away from the band's potency and unique view points. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Carlisle, Mechanicsburg bands take top honors Oct 28, 2009
Max Merlina plays notes on his tenor saxophone during Camp Hill High School's marching band performance in the Tournament of Band's Chapter 6 Marching Band Championships held Monday evening at War Memorial Stadium in Middletown. Matthew O'Haren/Special to The Sentinel. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Cory Pesaturo is on a mission to make the accordion hip Oct 27, 2009
Long recognized as an accordion prodigy, Pesaturo took up the instrument at age 9, inspired by his Italian-American father, who played a little accordion, too, and by an uncle who once played jazz saxophone in Frank Sinatra s band. At 12, Pesaturo made his professional debut opening for Floren at the Warwick Musical Theatre. (Boston Globe)
Wayne Shorter, with quartet and Philharmonia, shines Oct 26, 2009
On tenor saxophone Shorter supplied exquisitely vocalized aphorisms; on soprano sax he fluttered over and around the fray. Pianist Danilo P. (Boston Globe)
For Adcocks, it's like old times at Bar Harbor Oct 26, 2009
" Marilyn plays the piano, organ and she plays the bass with her feet. Joe plays drums, saxophone and the clarinet. They both sing. A variety duo, they play pretty much everything from jazz to country to bluegrass. Joe Adcock played his saxophone at a club in Augusta, Ga. The Adcocks said the music they'll perform will include Patsy Cline songs and beach music from The Drifters. On Sunday, all musicians are welcome to jam throughout most of the day. Adcocks' daughter, Rhonda Sullivan, who lives... (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Still feelin' like a nut Oct 25, 2009
If people wanna hear a banjo and a saxophone, they re still gonna get that, but you probably won t get an entire record of it ... If people wanna hear a banjo and a saxophone, they re still gonna get that, but you probably won t get an entire record of it. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Big Man's 'Tall Tales' Oct 25, 2009
CLARENCE CLEMONS, SAXOPHONIST, E STREET BAND: My dad decided he wanted his son to be a saxophone player ... And my father came back, and he told my mother, well, I am going to give the boy a saxophone for Christmas ... He said, I am getting him a saxophone. (Fox News)
State marching band competition hits all the right notes Oct 25, 2009
"It's kind of sad," alto saxophone player Vanessa Donaho of Hopedale, a senior, said after the Olympia Spartans finished their performance ... Olympia, with 600 students, had 85 band members, qualifying it for Class 1A and an early start, said parent Carolyn Hansen of Minier, whose son, Eric Hansen, plays saxophone. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
• Playing, singing a new tune Oct 25, 2009
JDHS sophomore Fiona Brown, 15, who plays tenor saxophone in the wind ensemble and jazz band, said she enjoys that aspect. "That's the biggest part of Honor Fest, meeting good musicians and learning from them," she said. (Juneau Empire)
CHS band students win 130 medals at state solo contest (9) Oct 24, 2009
They are Patrick Broadwell, alto saxophone; Grace Choe, flute; Max Ginnell, percussion; Shawn Izadi, baritone saxophone; Shaan Patel, trombone; and Paul Blazek, bass clarinet ... clarinets: Evelyn Coffman, Arnold Hechanova, Nathan Hudson, Ginnie Ko, Phoebe Walden and Roy Park; bass clarinet: Landon Grissett and Ali McCully; Alto saxophones: Stephen Arifin, Tarek Elmougy, Tyler Williamson and Jonathon Zuniga; tenor saxophone: Eric Piontek; French horns: Alex Avalos, Natalie Gale, Leah Gray, Haley... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Valley Music Scene Oct 23, 2009
Marshall picked up the saxophone at the age of 10 and hasn't looked back. He has played with some true jazz legends, including, John Santos, Pete Escovedo and even rockers, the Black Crowes. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Obituaries, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 (811) Oct 22, 2009
He has played music professionally since he was 13 years old, playing the saxophone and guitar in several bands. James enjoyed hunting for Indian relics with his grandfather, Joe Ferrell. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
BHS marches to wins at contests (1) Oct 22, 2009
Immediately after their performance featuring the sound of the Beatles with solos by Austin Roseman on trumpet and Megan Dillon on saxophone, the students loaded the buses again to travel to Fredericksburg for the Hill Country Marching Festival. After lunch, the students received the news they had won the Outstanding Horn Award, Outstanding Drum Line Award as well as placing second in the AAA division against seasoned bands by a margin of less than one-tenth of a point in the Drums Along the... (Boerne Star, TX)
Arts center starts new season Thursday Oct 22, 2009
The four saxophones unleash new energy in their performance with a range of music selections. In addition to their performance, the group will perform for Lake Wales area students and lead a discussion of wind instruments and characteristics of each saxophone. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Shining Through Oct 21, 2009
Sure, it has its moments: "Meet Me at the Equinox" is as glossy as Death Cab for 000010CA Cutie gets, and Muse's "I Belong to You," revamped just for this movie, jaunts along on a whiff of seedy saxophone and a spry piano backtrack. But the rest of the gorgeous-sounding 15-song set is a smoky, spectral, unnerving tour through strains of pop that are too shadowed for easy listening. (Daily Orange, NY)
CAT to present evening of Beat poetry and jazz Oct 21, 2009
The jazz ensemble members are Josh Marcus, saxophone; Paul Johnston, piano;, Eric Fitts, bass; and Andy Baldwin, drums. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30-31 and 2 p.m. Nov. 1. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Hillsboro Library music series features Montavilla Brass Quintet Oct 21, 2009
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Music adding flavor to barbecue festival (1) Oct 20, 2009
The band consists of Steve Esthimer (guitar, cornet, saxophone, vocals), Spence Foscue (drums, vocals), Tom Cole (trombone, harmonica, keyboards, vocals) and Jimmy Dickerson (bass, vocals, guitar), all from the Chapel Hill area, and Charles Blackburn (guitar, vocals) from Raleigh. Blackburn got his start as a reporter (but not as a musician) at the Washington Daily News in the 1970s. (Washington Daily News, NC)
* Music and its links with math Oct 20, 2009
And then think of Charlie Parkers conversational saxophone solos, Ray Browns loping basslines, or Billie Holidays cries and sighs. Musical rhythm resembles human bodies in motion because music is the sound of bodies in motion. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Union, workers, left broken after 40-month strike Oct 19, 2009
They eliminated the plant's saxophone line. The company earned $13. (MSNBC -- Business)
Academy student plays with famous flautist Oct 18, 2009
Tartir studies piano; plays the saxophone and violin; and composes, too. One of the hotel guests he met was Eustache. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Getting to Know...Ryan Whalen Oct 16, 2009
"I played the saxophone for six years and played in the jazz band all the way through middle school. Unfortunately my class schedule would not permit me to continue in high school.". What are you constantly working on to improve as a player. (Pac-10.org)
Engelbert Humperdinck is bringing his \'Legacy of Love \' tour to Spotlight 29 Oct 15, 2009
He scrimped and saved his weekly paper route salary to pay for lessons on his beloved saxophone, all the while dreaming of being a bandleader. His life came to a crossroads at the age of 17, when he first sang on a public stage. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
No frills and down to earth, Clarkson plays it old school Oct 15, 2009
How many 14-year-old girls do you know who wave their cellphones wildly to a saxophone solo. Or who appreciate the giddy glee of a Motown-by-way-of-Brill-Building rump-shaker like I Want You. (Boston Globe)
MHS will host marching band festival Oct 14, 2009
She plays clarinet and wants to learn the French horn and saxophone. Brothers Gregg Escalante, a junior, and Nick Escalante, a freshman, said band is a part of their family s life as well as their own. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Tufts faculty member and pianist to perform duet concert Oct 14, 2009
He has performed with some of today s most influential musicians, including Gary Burton, Yo-Yo Ma, Randy Brecker, Danilo Perez, Argentine musicians Luis Alberto Spinetta, Litto Nebbia and Antonio Agri; and saxophone legends Joe Lovano, Kenny Garrett and Paquito D Rivera. He has won numerous awards, including a regional Emmy and a nomination for a national Emmy, and his work has been commissioned by the Boston Ballet, the New England Conservatory, and the Meet the Composer Grant Program, among... (Somerville Journal, MA)
Kid Power program begins Oct. 17 Oct 13, 2009
He also plays guitar and recently took up the alto saxophone. He has also played with several big-name artists, including Tito Puente, Walter Beasley and Walter Marsalis. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Stacey Kent's musical stories Oct 13, 2009
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»The Boss Plays Giants Stadium Oct 13, 2009
Metromix associate producer Alex Biese was in attendance at the Sept. 30 show and wrote of that night's rendition of "Born to Run": "The title track, 'She's the One' and 'Night' rocked, 'Backstreets' and 'Thunder Road' have lost none of their power and 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out' was a rollicking good time. But for me, the highlight of the 'Born to Run' set, and the entire night, was the timeless pairing of 'Meeting Across the River' and 'Jungleland,' sister songs that deserve to always be played... (FOX61, CT)
Saturday's 'Kid Captain': Nathaniel and Lucas Anderson Oct 11, 2009
He also enjoys playing saxophone in his school band. His mother says, "We are just thrilled to see him walking around and enjoying being a kid.". (Hawkeyesports.com)
Music review: Dudamel's vibrant debut in L.A. Oct 11, 2009
There are big brassy explosions, some rumbling percussion and a final moody trumpet solo; in the sumptuously scored slow movement, a series of atmospheric, shifting chords form the backdrop for the plangent lament of an alto saxophone. It's all enchantingly done, and Dudamel, beating time with almost robotic crispness, led a vivid performance. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Upcoming arts events in northwestern Pennsylvania Oct 11, 2009
Mercyhurst to host saxophone quartet The Mana Saxophone Quartet, which this year became the first saxophone quartet ever to win the grand prize at the Coleman International Chamber Ensemble Competition, will perform Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Walker Recital Hall at Mercyhurst College. Cost: Free Info: Call 824-2394. (Erie Times-News, PA)
* MUSIC: Grooving on Guangfu Oct 9, 2009
During a recent performance, the saxophone player sat on the back of a wicker chair to ad lib for a few minutes, then glanced at the cellist, who took the cue and did his own ad lib segment. Interaction is very important, says Masakazu. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Playing out a dream Oct 9, 2009
The son of Byron and Connie Tenney of Fulton, he started his musical career in sixth grade, playing an old saxophone his dad had sitting in his closet. Unfortunately he broke it near the end of that year, which could have ended his career. (Fulton Sun, MO)
No choir? Millicoma students crowd band classes Oct 7, 2009
There is little music available for beginning recorder players, but Millicoma Intermediate School teacher Jeanine Walker found some basic saxophone music that will work ... Isaiah plays saxophone and likes songs that go into the upper register. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Letterman Bandleader Paul Shaffer Oct 7, 2009
And Ronnie Laws on tenor saxophone. And yourself. (Time.com)
- El Centro high school music program prospers despite failing economy Oct 6, 2009
Alto saxophone player Kymberly Daniels, 14, enjoys being in the band, she said. She likes the music, and she likes playing it. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
New concert hall in Atherton Oct 6, 2009
The New Century Saxophone Quartet performs March 14, and the season concludes April 11 with the Brasil Guitar Duo and soprano Sarah Wolfson. All concerts are free and take place at McKenna Theater on the San Francisco State campus; except for the opening program, all are at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The S.F. Jazz Festival lineup Oct 5, 2009
Nicholas Payton and Don Byron, 8 p.m. Oct. 30, Grace Cathedral: Two revered soloists - Payton on the trumpet, Byron on the saxophone - playing reverent sets as part of the SFJAZZ Sacred Space series ... Trio 3 with Lake, Workman and Cyrille, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Swedish American Hall: A collaboration of veteran sidemen, featuring World Saxophone Quartet altoist Oliver Lake. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Kaua'i High grad wins $220K scholarship, Kenny G saxophone (938) Oct 5, 2009
Kaua'i High grad wins $220K scholarship, Kenny G saxophone. A day in jazz heaven: Chelsea Hill of Kauai (left) got to hang out for a day on Oahu with Rheuben Allen, business manager for music superstar Kenny G. She is holding a saxophone engraved with Kenny Gs name after she won the instrument as the top prize in an international essay contest on what making music means to her ... Earlier, she flew to O ahu to be awarded a Kenny G saxophone which was the grand prize in an international... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Drummer Cindy Blackman inspired by her idol Oct 5, 2009
Blackman had made her first album in 1988 as leader of an all-star group that included San Francisco tenor saxophone great Joe Henderson and was in the process of establishing herself as one of New York City's most in-demand jazz drummers when her career path took an abrupt turn following a 1993 call from Kravitz. She auditioned over the phone, playing loudly for five or 10 minutes, after which he asked her to fly to Los Angeles. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Reclusive Outsider Musician Jandek ... Oct 3, 2009
He has been accompanied by instruments as diverse as trumpet, saxophone, bass, drums, guitar, interpretive dance, theremin, laptop, keyboards, peddle steel guitar, harp, flute, viola, xylophone, and voice. It is safe to say no two Jandek performances are alike. (Suite101.com)
Indian Ocean reaches beyond Oct 2, 2009
They are also keeping themselves stimulated by taking up new instruments - Ram has added the saxophone, Kilam the clarinet - and imagining new ways to flesh out a sound that is already layered and alluring. Let the audience grow as it pleases, Kilam says, reverting to a classic musician s axiom. (Boston Globe)
New spin on old tale Oct 2, 2009
Glinda plays the drums and the Scarecrow busts out a saxophone. Jethro Woodward was given permission to rearrange the music, giving the show a unique element of rock'n'roll bravado. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Randy Pingrey Trio in Jamaica Plain Oct 1, 2009
It was Duke Ellington s haunting Mood Indigo that inspired the instrumentation for Boston s Randy Pingrey Trio, which is trombone by the band s namesake, trumpet by Jerry Sabatini, and saxophone and clarinet by James Wylie. The threesome met while studying at the New England Conservatory and have played throughout the area. (Boston Globe)
