Saxophones have traditionally been designed for people with little girl hands. Most saxophonists that I know find that their left hand palm keys do not come up as high as they would like and eventually find some way to compensate for them. While annoying, this is done for good reason. If all saxophones were made […]
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October
04
Correct Saxophone Intonation (Overcoming the Natural Intonation Spectrum)
posted by Andrew D Meyer
Those of you who know me are probably bored of hearing me talk about intonation and the need for a comprehensive system because i’m always banging on about it, but I believe it’s important. I firmly believe that in order to play the saxophone in tune, you have to have a comprehensive system in place […]
Michael Hankins’ addendum to- Drew’s Guide to Mucking Around the Changes; a Musicians’ Manual for Cruise Ship Living: South of the Border Edition- Panama Hats are made in Ecuador
posted by Andrew D Meyer
Michael Hankins’ addendum to- Drew’s Guide to Mucking Around the Changes; a Musicians’ Manual for Cruise Ship Living: South of the Border Edition- Panama Hats are made in Ecuador.
April
28
New Recording — Atencioso — Pixinguinha
posted by Andrew D Meyer
Please take a minute to listen to this new recording i’ve made of the tune ‘Atencioso’ by the Brazilian composer Pixinguinha. I’d love to hear your feedback about the track. I’m currently putting together a concert of music that will have me performing on a variety of woodwinds and this is the first demo track […]
April
22
Vintage Sobriquet Videos
posted by Andrew D Meyer
Now that I have constant access to blazing fast wifi I found some videos of my band from Indiana days called Sobriquet. Here are two videos from our last gig. The first is an original tune on a pretty epic scale titled ‘Strophs’ and the second is a cover of Radiohead’s ‘Morning Bell.’ The videos […]
September
11
Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Photos
posted by Andrew D Meyer
Here are some photos from the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony gig a couple of weeks ago at the Canton Palace Theater with Robert T and Papa’s New Bag. All photos by Vince Robinson.
August
31
New gig flyers
posted by Andrew D Meyer
I forgot how much I like making these things! Here are some flyers I made for the next Bad Guys gig.
August
30
Gallery 121
posted by Andrew D Meyer
I had a great gig tonight at Massillon’s Gallery 121 with my new group, Bad Guys. Thank you to everyone who came out! It was a totally packed house and I had a great time! I met our pianist, Dan Maier, for the first time tonight and it was a total joy to play with […]
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