Introduction New member from New Zealand

[tootintune]

Howdy, Lance from NZ here. Happy to join this forum on this extensive web sight thanks Pete Thomas. I'm 45yrs, been playing on and off for 10 years. I Blow a Yanagisawa 901 alto w/lakey #7 mp and rico 2.5 reed. & I have a Chinese made baritone "RIC" no serial# (never seen another) which I believe was a affordable student instrument introduced here in the seventies. It has low A and after many $ spent on overhaul plays exceptionally well and has an amazing HUMUNGOUS sound. On that beastie I have a way nice yanagisawa metal mp#7 and 2.5 reed. I went to a 6 month jazz course when i was 40. I have a band who regularly jam. MY rep consists of Desifanado, Wave, one note samba, girl from ipenema, well you needn't, blue monk, caravan, misirilou, I have no fear when it comes to soloing though they don't sound half as good as the head.

 

[greg_strange]

Welcome Lance.
From down the road in the Waikato.

Regards,

Greg Strange.

 

[Tenor Sax]

Welcome to the room Lance, from Staffordshire, England.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Hi lance, welcome to the Breakfast Room

 

[jambo]

Good Day to you 🙂

 

[richard_mac]

Hello Lance, welcome. I'm still finding my way round as I haven't been here long myself.

Richard.

 

[Linky Lee]

Hi, there seem to be lots of NZ'ers around here nowadays.

Does this mean the 'jazz/saxophone scene' in NZ is thriving?

I love your avatar, for some reason it reminds me of a swing band conductor I used to know, who was a trumpet player and couldn't get over the complexity of saxophones and thought you had to have about 4 hands to play one.

What a boring story.

 

[greg_strange]

Linky Lee said: - Hi, there seem to be lots of NZ'ers around here nowadays.
Does this mean the 'jazz/saxophone scene' in NZ is thriving?


Us New Zealanders get around a bit from the highest peaks, to the end of a bungy cord to Middle Earth and everywhere else in between.

Regards,

Greg Strange.

 

[saxismyaxe]

Welcome to the board Lance! 😉

 

[ochaye_mckay]

Hi Lance,
how's it going? (or as they say here in Aberdeen - "Fit like?")
Dave

 

[old_git]

Welcome Lance from the geriatric faction.
Can you persuade the All Blacks to start sax studies? Being Welsh, I would like to see us beat them once more before I shuffle off. 😉
If you can arrange this, I'll leave you my ST-8 in the will. 🙂

 

[sharon]

Hi Lance - Welcome from Swansea in South Wales.

Wales beat the All Blacks - now that would be a game 😛

 

[Rogerb]

Welcome Lance, from another geriatric beginner.

I had 2 very enjoyable years in NZ(Wellington)in the 70s.

 

[visionari1]

Kia Ora Lance, from the other Island, the south Island (Nelson). I sometimes get up to Auck on business, and would love to here you play etc.

This forum's great for learning and chatting!

Cheers
Visionari1 🙂