Improv Sax Jazz Solo

This was at Wekiva High School jazz band's performance at the Apopka fair in the spring of 2008. I was 14 at the time. Song is Hunk 'o Junk Funk.

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• Improv
• improvisation
• jazz
• music
• performance
• sax
• school
• solo
• brannen

[BrannenSaxGuy]

yeah, but I thought that metal mouthpieces weren't good for alto saxes. My private lesson teacher said they make too bright of a sound on alto's.

[BrannenSaxGuy]

Sure :)

Yeah, I was using blues scales, but my private lesson teacher is getting me out of that and actually playing the chord changes with modes, major scales, minor scales etc. I just hope I can get the hang of it soon!

[KitchenSnacksProduct]

eah i usually just use blues scales too my private lesson teacher is doing the same its prety tough sum times, but timprov is always fun haha

[BrannenSaxGuy]

For sure!

[BrannenSaxGuy]

Umm, well, I started playing jazz in 7th grade and I just practiced alot....i guess lol. I never had a trick for learning things or getting better.....I just did. It's weird but I have just recently started taking private lesson from a professor at UCF so I'm alot better than I was here right now. But yeah, no trick, just practice. Things came to me naturally :)

[BrannenSaxGuy]

oh, I was fourteen when I played this if you wanted to know too.

[h4wkeye315]

Good Job!! i'm preparing for a big solo tomorrow and looking for some inspiration. I'm 15 and i doubt I'll be able to play near to that good XD though i have never had private lessons.

[14bfowler]

Nick I'm sure I've told you this before, but your gonna be big! :D

[IFly79]

what mouthpiece and reed do you use for your alto?

[hanj31]

i need put some videos of me playing sax with my best friend who plays sax gutiar clarinet flute and piano.

[Vapor419]

impressive...you have a great range and stay in pitch on the high notes. Tone is awesome too :)

[mikaylasax]

Nicely done!

[99776279]

show este vídeo é d+, tbm toco sax mas... creio q ainda não cheguei nesse nível.

[Jamieable]

Very Impressive! You sound awesome!

[crazyd5607]

dude you're really great - keep it up :)

[upanddown2]

That was amazing man, i've been playing sax for about 4 years now and am the lead sax/soloist for each concert. I've had to do a few improved solo's but none for that long, most are about 20 - 30 measures long. Your solo was really good, and you have great tone, just put some rests in there, not all eighth runs. Make some syncopated stuff too, that always sounds good no matter what you are doing. Anyway, just saying nice job on this.