Complete newbie from Dublin

[dubsax70]

Big welcome from me. On flying... Check with them direct. And try for something in writing. If it's a small plane, less chance of it working.

Thanks Kev..I've mailed Sax.co.uk to get the dimensions of the case so I'll go from there...Its a mid afternoon flight on a Thursday so I don't imagine it would be too crowded and from what I can see the case would be fine width and depthwise its just that it may be 7-10cm taller that allowable..

 

[Alice]

Hello and welcome!

 

[dubsax70]

Hello and welcome!

Thanks Alice!

 

[trimmy]

Welcome to the Cafe Dubsax

I'm in London in February to see Camilla George play Ronnie Scotts

You have great taste in Camilla George it wasn’t too long ago that i was introduced to her music, her alto playing is sublime, the band ain’t too bad either

I’ll be seeking out her quartet to go see them live, in the meantime I’ll have to make do with Lee Konitz at Ronnies

 

[dubsax70]

Welcome to the Cafe Dubsax



You have great taste in Camilla George it wasn’t too long ago that i was introduced to her music, her alto playing is sublime, the band ain’t too bad either

I’ll be seeking out her quartet to go see them live, in the meantime I’ll have to make do with Lee Konitz at Ronnies

Cheers Trimmy, yes looking forward to next Wednesday alright..The late show is Rachael Cohen and she is excellent too (I've seen her twice now as a late show)..Lee Konitz would be an excellent show too but as getting to Ronnies involves a couple of flights and an overnight in a hotel I have to pick and choose as best I can (thankfully I have a very understanding but complete non-jazz fan wife) and I'm saving my brownie points for Nubya Garcia in April

As for my sax buying I have been looking on Gear4Music recently and was tempted to buy there but I think I prefer the idea of buying from sax.co.uk as I can go into the shop and ask about set up etc (as the complete newbie that I am!)

 

[trimmy]

Nubya Garcia

Another fine player

 

[dubsax70]

Just back from London. Now the proud owner of a sakkusu alto bought in sax.co.uk. Booked priority boarding on the Aer Lingus flight home and there were no problems at all even though it was a very full flight. Now all I have to do is learn how to play it

On a side note Camilla George was great in Ronnie Scotts

 

[Keep Blowing]

Hi All,
Complete newbie from Dublin here. So new I don't even have a sax yet. Its been on my bucket list for a while (jazz fan for over 30 years!) as an instrument I've always wanted to learn. I'm in London in February to see Camilla George play Ronnie Scotts so I'm planning a trip to Sax.co.uk's place in the city center to possibly pick up my first sax...Lucky I've no neighbors!
Cheers
A

Welcome, with a name like that I thought you'd be playing some reggae,. I've been to Ronnie Scott's once , i saw dizzy Gillespie,. I had long hair holes in my jeans and looked a bit on the rough side, I wasn't sure if I would be let in, Ronnie was on the door and made me feel very welcome. He was a top bloke!

 

[Jeanette]

Just back from London. Now the proud owner of a sakkusu alto bought in sax.co.uk. Booked priority boarding on the Aer Lingus flight home and there were no problems at all even though it was a very full flight. Now all I have to do is learn how to play it

On a side note Camilla George was great in Ronnie Scotts

Excellent news, fun starts now

Jx

 

[Dave E]

Welcome Dubsax70! I started on the Alto (3 months); switched to tenor for about 20 years and then got an alto again. Now I'm thinking of a bari!

 

[Jeanette]

Welcome Dubsax70! I started on the Alto (3 months); switched to tenor for about 20 years and then got an alto again. Now I'm thinking of a bari!

and sop is sure to follow

Jx

 

[saxyjt]

and sop is sure to follow

Jx

If it took 20 years to get an alto, how many years will it take after the Bari?

 

[Dave E]

20 years at a first guess but having tried a sop, I'll change that to 40 years when I'm just around the age you get a card from the Queen..