The great Ivan Renta playing on his 10MFAN ROBUSTO tenor sax mouthpiece. Huge, vibrant sound from the master!
This video was just released so I wanted you all to hear it.
Enjoy!!
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A few great resources for saxophone players
As I sit back and think about what a nice life Ive had in music, I thought this would be a good time to post about a few outstanding resources for saxophone players out there.
If you are looking for a saxophone, or any gear related stuff, I recommend 4 dealers very much. Each offers a lot at their websites, and it’s always a 1st class experience. Please when you have a moment, check out my friends at Saxquest, Tenor Madness, Saxoasis, and Getasax. I have had personal experiences with all of them, and I am putting up this post, so others can too.
Here are the links:
If you are a saxophone player and want skype lessons, I highly recommend my friends Steve Neff , Greg Fishman, and Tim Price. They are fantastic people and wonderful players with the love and passion to teach and share. Steve’s website is an ongoing inspiration for players looking to hear how tons of different mouthpiece makers mouthpieces sound, and so much more. He also has excellent books and cd’s out to help make you a better player. Greg is a seasoned pro and has been offering transcription books, play-along series books, and so much educational stuff for years and years. Tim is what I call the coolest of the cool. He has the most hip and beautiful way of writing and expressing himself, and he is an amazing resource for information, history, and so much more. His lessons are loved by all who take from him, and he is what I refer to as THE REAL DEAL!
Steve can be reached at: Neffmusic
Greg can be reached at: Gregfishman
Tim can be reached at: [email protected]
Doug Lawrence on his 10MFAN Robusto + The Classic
Absolutely one of the coolest guys out there! A phenomenal musician and no one has more great jazz stories to share. Doug is the lead tenor man for the Count Basie Orchestra and his sound is heavenly. Doug and I hit it off right away, as we both share the same great love for Jug and Dex. Doug plays on his Tenor Madness tenor saxophone, and if you haven’t checked out Randy Jones and the fantastic work they do there at Tenor Madness with providing musicians with world class instruments, overhauls, etc…you need to check them out. Here are a couple of clips of Doug on his 10MFAN Robusto and The Classic tenor saxophone mouthpieces. I hope you enjoy. If you don’t, you need to make an appointment with an ear doctor.
THE ROBUSTO :
THE CLASSIC:
Ray Gelato RIPPING IT on his Robusto -“Handclappin'”
Class, energy, rhythm, soul, and oh….. THAT SOUND!!!!!
One of the classiest gentlemen on the planet. Kind hearted and a powerhouse player who can also melt you with his gentle ballad work. Great singer, songwriter, bandleader, soloist…man, the list goes on and on! Give him a robusto cigar and his Robusto saxophone mouthpiece, and just sit back and enjoy. One of the giants carrying on that killer tone and style from yesteryear when sound, content, and energy meant more than anything. No one swings their *** off like Mr G! Louis and Sammy are smiling down on Ray for sure.
So honored that my brother Ray is enjoying my 10MFAN saxophone mouthpieces so much.
Some Mobley on the Merlot tenor mouthpiece
Here is my friend Ian Tordella showing how wonderful he sounds on the Merlot hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece. He is playing the Mobley penned gem, “Soul Station”. That album to me is glorious on so many accounts. If you haven’t checked it out yet, treat yourself to some jazz magic! The Merlot mouthpiece model has a big, warm, and open sound top to bottom. It also has a nice spread so you can hear it ear to ear when playing. It has loads of volume available when you need it, and excellent altissimo for a low baffle mouthpiece design. These attributes were important for me when designing this model. In fact, with all of my models, I wrote out a list of descriptions first, and then prototyped for a long time to make mouthpieces that matched what I had envisioned and wrote down on paper. Ian is playing in a beautiful duo setting here—–Enjoy!!!
