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Good morning, I guess because it's 3AM in Vietnam here. I am just 18 year old and have just recently played the alto sax for 4 months, after 10 years of classical piano. So far, I found the instrument to be musically a tad bit limited but tonally way more expressive than the piano. I studied under a classical saxophonists with barely knowledge about jazz so my playing mostly concerns with playing songs and jazz standards, but currently I am learning how to improvise on Coltrane's Impressions. I listen to lots of jazz, mostly Coltrane (from 1963 onwards, not really liking his Atlantic recordings, still monumental nonetheless), swing musicians (Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster), Ornette, Dolphy, and free improvisation (Evan Parker, Peter Brötzmann, Kaoru Abe). I kinda doubt my choice of alto sax because all of my favourite players plays mainly tenor, with Ornette and Abe as mere exceptions, though I find alto to be more suitable to play pop or anime songs. I currently plays a YAS-22 (the same as YAS-21 but exclusively for Japanese market) with Fiberreed Carbon Onyx reed and a Yamaha 4C, on which I wish to upgrade soon to a more capable mouthpiece.
Sorry for that very lengthy introduction. I decided to join Café Saxophone for I find the reviews here really useful for my needs and I want to receive advices more on here on how to improve my saxophone skills.
Sorry for that very lengthy introduction. I decided to join Café Saxophone for I find the reviews here really useful for my needs and I want to receive advices more on here on how to improve my saxophone skills.
