Introduction Hello from Kansas City!

[sgaddie]

I’m excited to join this forum! Just started playing again after many years of not playing my alto saxophone. Just acquired a tenor and am having fun re-learning to play both instruments.

 

[Pete Thomas]

I’m excited to join this forum!

It's great to have you here, welcome!

 

[Jeanette]

Welcome to the café and back to sax

Jx

 

[Ghr9204]

Welcome to the forum, @sgaddie , you're in familiar grounds, was visiting family there several weeks ago. I find people in KC easy to befriend, really enjoyed mingling with people there.

It will all come back to you in short time, you'll be surprised. But being older and more mature, will find that your saga didn't end when you stopped playing, but from here on out you'll get even better and improve. Enjoy the tenor, and look forward to hearing from you again!

 

[Gendreau1]

Welcome back.

 

[PigSquealer]

Howdy from out West.

 

[peedeeblues]

Welcome. Recent snow so you have time to play!

 

[Woodpad]

welcome and have fun

 

[MikeMorrell]

own and playWelcome to the cafe! Great to have you here!

My advice (as a completely biased and exclusive tenor sax player😉) is ; learn to love and play the tenor sax! No disrespect to any players of other saxes intended, but - some 30 years ago (when renting my 1st sax, I had to choose between alto and tenor) - I immediately fell in love with the sound and feel of the tenor. Especially with its almost 'physical' resonance.

Since then. I've occasionally 'dabbled' with Alto, Baritone and Sop saxes. Probably not long enough to get any good at them. I've also played in 'sax sections' of Big Bands for some 20 years. Whilst I truly value the (very necessary!) Alto and Bari sax players in the band, I'm still glad to still be playing tenor sax. I can't explain it other than it being an instant love affair between me and the the tenor sax. I've never wanted to play any other sax.

But I also have enormous respect for other members who own and play multiple types of sax and are able to switch easily between them!

 

[Tenor Viol]

Hi, welcome