Tag Archives: Andrew Meyer

September 09

This week’s shows. 9-8-16

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Celtic music, a little bit of swing, and lots of pop ballads this week. Actually…mostly pop music for the last few days, which has been cool. Seems like it’s been a while since I’ve gotten to sink my teeth into some aggressive alto playing.  First up was Claire Vinkesteijn. This was the beginning of the […]

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September 04

New solo pieces available!

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I’m very pleased to announce that 3 of my compositions for solo soprano saxophone have been published by Dorn Publications and are currently available for purchase. These pieces come together in a set of three called Three Improvisations for Soprano Saxophone, though they are intended to be performed as seperate works.  The three pieces are: […]

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This week’s shows 8-22-16

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This week has been lots of swing with a few different crooner types. Deano, Sinatra, Buble, amongst others. Nice to see some people i haven’t seen for a while and great to work with some new acts as well. First up was Michael Bublé tribute act Kai Mckenzie. This was the first time I’ve played […]

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July 11

Solo Concert 6.21 @ Canopy Collective

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I’m pleased to announce that I will be presenting an evening of works for saxophone and electronic tape, as well as a few solo works on Thursday, June 21st at Canopy Collective, Cleveland (3910 Lorain ave, Cleveland, OH). Admission is free and the show will begin at 7.30pm.   The program will consist of the […]

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June 10

Andrew D. Meyer Quartet @ Gallery 121 Tomorrow Night!

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Tomorrow night (June 11th) I’ll be playing live jazz at Gallery 121 in Massillon, OH. Joining me for the evening will be Alex Ayers on piano, Vinny Vivaqua on bass, and Dustin May on Drums…lucky me! Music starts at 8pm. Gallery 121 is a really trendy spot with crafty cocktails and an interesting beer list. […]

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January 18

Hemi-Demi-Semi-Truths Vol. 2 The Origin of the Danish Half Sandwich

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  In Today’s Hemi-Demi-Semi-Truth, we’ll explore one of the world’s great culinary anomalies, The Danish Half Sandwich. Anyone who has traveled to Denmark will have encountered the half sandwich option on just about any menu. This is a wide spread practice throughout Denmark, however many people are surprised to find out that there is a […]

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November 12

Play However You Want [tomorrow night]

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Many moons ago, as I was struggling through some Mendelssohn clarinet excerpts, I was given some sage advice in the form of a question. She said to me, “you know you can play the clarinet however you want, right?” I’ve thought about that a lot since that day. What she meant wasn’t that I could […]

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November 10

Soprano Saxophone Listening List

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This coming friday (11/13) I will be performing two original solo soprano compositions in concert. As i’ve been preparing this week i’ve been listening to a lot of soprano players and i’ve picked out a few of my favorites to share. This is one of my absolute favorite soprano recordings and it also happens to […]

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November 04

A few words about my new PM 86-UL

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Let me tell you about my new saxophone… A little over a month ago I bought a new P. Mauriat 86-UL tenor saxophone and quite frankly, I’m loving it. I’m really happy with my decision to check out this relatively new company on the scene. I’m impressed with this horn in 3 basic areas, the […]

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October 09

Andrew Meyer Quartet @ Gallery 121 Oct 24th

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I’m excited to announce that my quartet will be playing live jazz @ Gallery 121 in Massillon, OH from 8.00-11pm on October 24th. The group features Alex Ayers on Piano, Vinny Vivaqua on Bass, Dustin May on Drums, and myself on saxophone. We’ll be playing standards/bossa nova. Gallery 121 is a really unique spot in […]

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