Thanks for the warm welcome! It's nice to know that many people start sax at a 'more mature' age, I don't feel so old now!
Favourite players? I'm listening to lots of different ones at the moment - (isn't spotify wonderful?!) - as I mentioned in my first post my first experience was listening the Wilton Felder from the Crusaders, I didn't really make an effort to listen to others between then and now, so they are all new to me, gained from a few internet searches - David Sanborn, Candy Dulfer, Stan Getz, Grover Washington Jnr, Spyro Gyra, Nathan Davis, Charlie Parker, Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, Eric Clapton (okay, the last one is a joke, just to test if you are still reading or if you've fallen asleep) etc.
Any recommendations MORE THAN welcome!!
I know there is a lot of youtube as well, but our internet connection is extremely poor (I was going to say crap, but I didn't know whether I would be allowed to on the forum) so every video has to be buffered for ages first. BUT we are getting fibre optic broadband next week, so I am sure I will discover lots more sax players, and reap the benefits of being able to watch them play as well as listen.
My sax? It's an alto, bought from
http://www.fortissimoinstruments.co...hones/atlanta-eb-alto-saxophone-by-fortissimo
YES, I KNOW you shouldn't buy the cheapest you can find, or buy off the internet, but I really didn't know how much I would play it, so I took a chance. I did do a lot of research, and it gets decent reviews over the internet. I'm happy with it at the moment, and if I carry on playing over the next year or so, I will treat myself to a better one.
As well as learning sax, I've also started learning acoustic guitar (although I could play basic chords when I was about 15, so at the moment it's a bit of a refresher course) and keyboards (just to wind my husband up, who IS supposed to be learning keyboards, but can't be bothered most evenings - I thought if I did it, it might give him the kick up the backside he needs!).
And, I'm having to learn to read music too.
And I've just taken up yoga (should help with my breathing?)
So life is....interesting, and busy, at the moment!