Greetings Fellow Sax Players

[Dave1966]

Hello from Toronto. My name is Dave. I started playing Alto in high school and when I went to University bought a Selmer Bundy II and have been playing ever since. However playing became only a few times per year as life with kids and family become priority. No regrets. However I am back! Making the time to play. Rented a Tenor last month and have been playing everyday. (Yamaha YTS 475) Who knows, maybe this is my mid life crisis? My wife should be happy cause a pro Tenor is way cheaper than a Harley...

Funny that playing is like golf (or anything you play). You reach a certain level of play and kinda stay there regardless how often you play. I'm trying to reach new levels of sound and style. Tended to learn by reading music but found you never really "learn" it until you do it by ear.

Getting back to basics and moving from there. Play sometimes with my brother in law who is an awesome blues guitar player.

Looking forward to leraning more from this community and maybe even passing on a lesson or two.

Cheers to all.

 

[Sunray]

Hey Hey Dave ...

Nice intro there mate ...

So what style of music do you like most, who is your favourite sax artists, do you play any other instruments?

I'll not ask more questions as I reckon others will be along soon to interrogate you ... ;}

Pull up a chair mate and make yourself at home ... I'll get the Coffee's in ...

 

[Chris]

Hi Dave

Hi Dave welcome to the cafe, 1966 was a good year, well for some it was.

Chris

One sugar Sunray ta

 

[kevgermany]

Hi Dave, big welcome from me. Have fun here!

 

[Dave1966]

What can I say - I'm a classic rock'n roller and Blues fan but my favorites are The Bird, John Coltrane, Grover Washington - even Clarence. Just play Alto and Tenor.

Thanks for the welcome.

 

[Juju]

Hi Dave,
welcome from London!
Juju

 

[Pyrografix]

and Welcome from Scotland!

Enjoy.

Cheers,

Amanda

 

[gladsaxisme]

Hi Dave

Welcome aboard hope you enjoy the forum...john

 

[trimmy]

Welcome to the cafe Dave

Grover Washington jnr gets a big

 

[old git]

Welcome to the caff©, Dave.

1966? I was there but can't remember anything.

ENJOY!™

 

[Jeanette]

Hi Dave

Welcome, a much safer midlife crisis than a Harley too:welldone:welldone:welldone

Jx

 

[old git]

Hi Dave
Welcome, a much safer midlife crisis than a Harley too:welldone:welldone:welldone
Jx

Oh dear. All motorcyclists know that no Harley goes fast enough to do the rider any lasting harm.

 

[johnboy]

Hi Dave,Welcome aboard!
1966, hey I was just getting over 1965. That's when I chucked it all up in the air, and it only came down again a couple of years ago ;}
Dive in and enjoy the fun

John.

 

[Andante cantabile]

Hi Dave

I am not sure that you are right about golf. I got better and better at digging up the turf and looking for stray balls.

 

[Justin Chune]

Hello Dave, welcome to the cafe and back to the sax. I hear that you've had weeks of 30+ degrees of heat in Toronto. Better you than me. Stay cool.

Jim.

 

[MandyH]

Re: Hi Dave

1966 was a good year, well for some it was.

It was for me.....I live through the whole of it from a mere 1hour or so into it )) ))

 

[kevgermany]

Re: Hi Dave

It was for me.....I live through the whole of it from a mere 1hour or so into it )) ))

Sounds like we share a birthday - except that I lived through the whole of 1966, and the years before that and ......

 

[robcbwilson]

Welcome from Hong Kong

 

[Young Col]

Welcome Dave.
I was there too in 1966, in my teens, and it was a very good year - not just because it was the last time England won the World Cup. It just seems so long ago now.....
YC

 

[allansto]

hi dave welcome
I have a yamaha yts 575 tenor i havent been playing long but enjoying it imensly
look forward to hearing more from you