How to look like a sax player?

[snowball]

As some of you know, I took up the sax recently after joining the office 'band' with my clarinet. We only play one gig a year - at the office Christmas party.

Trouble is, I am rather staid (and female) and I worry that I might not quite fit the image of a saxophone player (though I probably won't look quite as daft as the finance director singing Teenage Kicks :laugh: )

The original band members have band tee shirts but there aren't any for new members.

Any tips on how to reinvent myself as a sax player in time for the Christmas party?

Silly answers allowed..... :S

 

[Saxlicker]

Tons of info here 😛

http://tinyurl.com/5a7489

 

[mfox]

you always have to have a good hat.

 

[snowball]

I bought a nice sunhat in the summer 🙂

 

[TomMapfumo]

Don't wear a skirt - must be jeans, or smart suit 8)

 

[Smiffy]

TomMapfumo wrote:
Don't wear a skirt - must be jeans, or smart suit 8)

Doh, that's "wear" I have been going wrong

 

[Jules]

suits and hats- shades, at a push. Though watch out for falling into the trap of looking like a blues brother/sister.... formal but slightly deshevelled is the way to go (Lester Young pretty much defined this style)

 

[PaulyT]

Snowball wrote:

As some of you know, I took up the sax recently after joining the office 'band' with my clarinet.


Silly answers allowed..... :S

Gonna be awful difficult looking like a sax player - with a clarinet
:laugh:

Whilst sax players can wear trilby/berets or any other type of soft headwear, clarinet players should, IMHO, go for a bowler. To really finish that look off, for a girl only, go for the Liza Minelli "Cabaret" look. You might get a promotion in the new year 😉
Never, as a clarinetist, (or a lady sax player) wear shades. The only female musician allowed, by law, to wear shades on stage is Suzi Quattro.
Clarinet players, of both sexes, are the only musicians allowed to have a goatee.
I hope this clears up a few points for you!
All the Best,
PaulyT

 

[jonf]

Finance director singing teenage kicks? Sounds like a strange gig. Could only be made weirder with the IT director on lead vox, or if the whole shebang was organised by a middle aged ecccentric called Mr 65% 😉

 

[Semiquaver]

Simon Spillet is never seen in anything other than a black suit with white collar and tie. He looks like a maitre d' but plays like a demon


With a name like snowball why not go for the 70's Elvis look? White suit, lots of cowgirl tassles and big shades.

 

[helena]

please note to all of us having our first play in Corby tomorrow - now v worried we haven't agreed dress code..
Helen

 

[Jules]

There's a semi-serious point in here somewhere. I used to work in the art college workshops in Worthing and spent the entire day covered in paint, sawdust, welding detritus etc. From the psychological point of view it was neccessery to get "into character" for gigs, or "out of character" of being the college workshop guy- Hence suits, ironed shirt and polished shoes- just to distance myself from my grimey day-time persona....

 

[ch_boogie]

Hmm I guess after our first play tomorrow we may get more of an idea!! as long as us girls remember to ditch the shades we should be fine!!!

 

[Pete Thomas]

I think this says it all:

 

[snowball]

Jon - what a bizarre scenario. it could never happen :whistle:

Ok, so so far I have got:

wear a suit - a white cowboy one
bowler hat
red platform shoes

some disagreement about shades - perhaps I should wear them on top of my head? But would that be under or over the bowler?

Goatee beard, but only when playing the clarinet. If I forgot to take it off before I played the sax, would that matter too much?

Of course, it's not just the clothes on the night is it - you've got to be cool. any tips for becoming Queen of Cool at the office?

 

[Smiffy]

I am going with Pete pic, wear a dress

 

[peedee]

I like the costumes in Laluna's avatar 😉

 

[Pete Thomas]

Also have a look at the Rogue's gallery and see PhilthD

 

[losaavedra]

Once upon a time I did research (into a techie area I won't bore you with!) where others involved were classed as either 'neats' or 'scruffies'. Broadly I think the same categories can be applied to musicians. I'm firmly with the scruffies. Beards (even goatees!) are ok too ... in my opinion ... prevents the dribble going down yer shirt front. Have fun whatever you choose to do, that's most important.

 

[Moz]

Snowball wrote:

Any tips on how to reinvent myself as a sax player in time for the Christmas party?

Silly answers allowed..... :S

Make sure you have a sax with you, I think this is probably the most important thing.

Also, if you can play, no one gives a toss what you look like. Seriously, I have just done my first gig yesterday and some of the others were rather well-dressed and I had jeans and a t-shirt on. The only comments I got were on my sax playing (I believe most of them were good but I was pretty deaf by the end), strange, but not one person said I was a scruffy bugger who should know better.

If you FEEL like a sax player, you ARE a sax player whatever you wear.

Moz