2/4/13

Intervalic ii-V7 pattern from Bobby Stern

Bobby Stern
This is from saxophonist Bobby Stern's book Slick Licks That Stick!, which I hope to review here soon. Bobby also has a Jazz blog called B Natural.

Intervalic ii-V7 pattern


Playing Over the Bar Line using Pentatonics- Russ Nolan

Russ Nolan has a very interesting post on using pentatonics to play over the bar lines. He uses a tune written by himself and then takes Bergonzi's 8 pentatonic shapes through the changes, illustrating how to play over the bar lines. There is a link at the bottom of Russ' post to download the PDF with the entire exercise.

Playing Over the Bar Line using Pentatonics

2/3/13

How to Produce a Great Sound- Dr.Olando Tognozzi

My buddy Shoehorn sent my a link to a video by his teacher Dr. Olando Tognozzi on how to get a great sound on woodwinds by the use of correct throat position. Tognozzi plays jazz saxophone, flute, sings opera, conducts orchestras and choirs. His credits include New Orleans Symphony, Xavier University in N.O., Tampa Symphony, St.Louis Symphony, Agnes DeMille Dance Company tours, the U.S. Marine Band, and he was a professor at Shasta College in California for several decades. He currently resides in the Sacramento area. He is a legend in N.O., where his students included the late clarinetist Alvin Batiste and alto man Earl Turbinton. Tog, the nickname his students use, will be 86 next month.




 How to Produce a Great Sound- Dr.Olando Tognozzi