Saxophones Practicing your saxophone stage moves.

[LostCircuits]

Nah, I'd prefer doing the Jimmy Hendrix thing, after playing a nice riff on that budget Oriental sax that both @PigSquealer and @JayeNM refused to work on, throw it down after setting it afire, then stomp on it.

Which part of it would burn. though?

 

[Dr G]

Which part of it would burn. though?

Same as Jimi’s. It’s the lighter fluid.

 

[Targa]

Nah, I'd prefer doing the Jimmy Hendrix thing, after playing a nice riff on that budget Oriental sax that both @PigSquealer and @JayeNM refused to work on, throw it down after setting it afire, then stomp on it.

Will you play it round the back of your head first?

 

[PigSquealer]

Nah, I'd prefer doing the Jimmy Hendrix thing, after playing a nice riff on that budget Oriental sax that both @PigSquealer and @JayeNM refused to work on, throw it down after setting it afire, then stomp on it.

It’s easier to find a junk horn in play condition than service one of those junk imports.
Is one of yours available ?🤣

 

[Ghr9204]

Is one of yours available ?🤣

To service 🛃 or to stomp on?

It’s easier to find a junk horn in play condition than service one of those junk imports.

Got now 2 project alto saxes, a Le Blanc Jupiter Vito and another Selmer Bundy II. Once restored, they should be good trucks for neophytes to learn on.

 

[PigSquealer]

To service 🛃 or to stomp on?

Neither, underwriter laboratories wants me to do a test. “ flammability of a saxophone video”.

Got now 2 project alto saxes, a Le Blanc Jupiter Vito and another Selmer Bundy II. Once restored, they should be good trucks for neophytes to learn on.

Are you buying from the Texas Horn Trader again? You could start repair classes with them. Or maybe a repair blog here on Café.

 

[Ghr9204]

Are you buying from the Texas Horn Trader again?

Since this is off-topic, I am taking it to the Jupiter repair thread:

Saxophones - Any Jupiter owners?

This thread has gone rather funnily off-track, most of it digressed to Beaugnier or Vito USA made horns, which were not Jupiters of course. Not sure why that happened. I like Vito 37's, good vintage horns, but the Q was about Jupes. Some of it I believe was for clarification of what Vito is a...

cafesaxophone.com

 

[Pete Thomas]

Same as Jimi’s. It’s the lighter fluid.

We’ve always said naphtha is good for saxophone pads.

 

[mrblackbat]

The Moss alto player does the front leg cross spin in the video, you need a lot of space for what Hugo does. He has his own platform.

Trying to master this move for when I am called on stage. Tougher than it looks... a young mans game?

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7574494107167509782

View: https://www.tiktok.com/@shufflepack/video/7574494107167509782

The young players are taking Leo P to the next level these days. Yeah this gets young players excited and wanting to buy, learn, party and most important spend!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp5PwrOshgE&t=25s


Not inspiring to young players. Ouch!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXiLIpRdWqw


Pay over pride.

Dude with the green clarinet. What more do you want? He has a green clarinet!.

 

[mrblackbat]

Whatever works for you, glad you are playing to a full standing room only house, hundreds screaming their applause. Stick with it if it is working.

Not for everyone.
3.2 million views?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0fj6Bwrp6M

Not for everyone.

3.2 million views, if taken at a single view per user (unlikely), means a meagre 0.03% of the planet's population have watched it. So I think "not for everyone" would be an excellent way to describe it.

 

[Tonehole]

3.2 million views, if taken at a single view per user (unlikely), means a meagre 0.03% of the planet's population have watched it. So I think "not for everyone" would be an excellent way to describe it.

By your standards Jazz has always been insignificant. It is the impact that matters any Jazz player would love to have that many views of one tune on youtube. Young people want a visual as well as musical experience these days. Kinda of Blue took 40 years to hit 5 million copies. Albums to youtube is like comparing apples to oranges but they are both fruit. Leo P has infuenced what happens on stage these days. From subway stations to Albert hall. He is no Benny Goodmen who took it to Carnegie Hall but it is a different time.

• Kind of Blue – Miles Davis (1959): Widely considered the best-selling jazz album ever, it was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA in 2019, signifying over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone. Global estimates exceed 6.4 million copies.
• Come Away With Me – Norah Jones (2002): Often categorized as jazz-pop, this album has sold over 27 million copies worldwide. It holds the record for the highest sales by a jazz-adjacent artist but is frequently debated in traditional jazz rankings.
• The Köln Concert – Keith Jarrett (1975): The best-selling solo piano album and solo jazz album in history, with estimated sales of approximately 4 million copies.
• Time Out – The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959): Historically significant as the first jazz album to sell over 1 million copies. It is currently certified 2x Platinum.
• Head Hunters – Herbie Hancock (1973): A major jazz-fusion success, it sold over 1 million copies shortly after its release and was previously the top-selling jazz album before being overtaken by Kind of Blue.
• Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me (1958): A massive commercial hit that sold over 2 million copies and remained on the Billboard charts for over 100 weeks.

 

[MikeMorrell]

I've loved reading (and watching) this thread so far!

Sorry for this 'serious' response through revisiting all the shared videos.

From the MOS videos I've found on YouTube, the young female members appear to be talented musicians who play well together - and with the band - and express physically (collectively and individually) their musicality. Much as other sax players (for example Candy Dulfer) have done over the years. Sure, MOS obviously have some 'choreography'. But IMHO it's mainly in terms of creating a 'show' for the public. More 'choreographed movements' than artifically created'dances' .TBH I think that they just 'rock' and push the boundaries of just how exciting a woodwind/brass combo can sound. I've looked it up but I can't find any info about whether this 'girl band' naturally came together or was 'created' (through auditions) by any 'producer'. Their real 'breakthrough' seems to have been when they came in the top 5 of 'America's got Talent'

In contrast, Leo P. (and wannabees) just look absurd to me! Their movements seem to bear no relation to whatever music they're playing.

Personally (aged 71), I resist attempts to make me stand up when playing solos in my Big Band. In my Blues/Rock/Pop band, I've loosened up. Swaying, rotations and body/head tilts are now all part of my physical 'expressive repertoire' 😉.

There may even be a gap in the market for teaching geriatric sax players 'sax moves' 😉

 

[Tonehole]

Leo P is a one man show in my opinion a "little bit" of a narcissist for sure.
Without his moves and garish costumes he would not be as engaging. Can he get around on a bari and draw attention the answer is yes. I attended a Cuber performance in a small club in Montreal years ago and he was on the floor and we were able to form a circle around him and without question that performance far surpassed P's.

Would I buy a Leo P album? The answer is no.
Can he fill a hall? The answer is yes.

I would attend a MOS concert! I play with a large corporate Tower of Power style band. We are not as free as the girls but our section can thrash just as well.

The trick is to transfer the passion to the crowd. Why the dance crowd goes wild when the sax player comes out they bring life and freedom to the electronic music.

 

[LostCircuits]

Any sax is better than no sax..

And any real performance/playing is better than AI.

Does anyone perform on skates in an ice rink? Or on roller skates/blades?

I mean, there isn't really that much difference to a marching band other than the level of skill.

 

[mrblackbat]

By your standards Jazz has always been insignificant. It is the impact that matters any Jazz player would love to have that many views of one tune on youtube. Young people want a visual as well as musical experience these days. Kinda of Blue took 40 years to hit 5 million copies. Albums to youtube is like comparing apples to oranges but they are both fruit. Leo P has infuenced what happens on stage these days. From subway stations to Albert hall. He is no Benny Goodmen who took it to Carnegie Hall but it is a different time.

• Kind of Blue – Miles Davis (1959): Widely considered the best-selling jazz album ever, it was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA in 2019, signifying over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone. Global estimates exceed 6.4 million copies.
• Come Away With Me – Norah Jones (2002): Often categorized as jazz-pop, this album has sold over 27 million copies worldwide. It holds the record for the highest sales by a jazz-adjacent artist but is frequently debated in traditional jazz rankings.
• The Köln Concert – Keith Jarrett (1975): The best-selling solo piano album and solo jazz album in history, with estimated sales of approximately 4 million copies.
• Time Out – The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959): Historically significant as the first jazz album to sell over 1 million copies. It is currently certified 2x Platinum.
• Head Hunters – Herbie Hancock (1973): A major jazz-fusion success, it sold over 1 million copies shortly after its release and was previously the top-selling jazz album before being overtaken by Kind of Blue.
• Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me (1958): A massive commercial hit that sold over 2 million copies and remained on the Billboard charts for over 100 weeks.

I think perhaps you took my post a little too seriously.....

Though lets look at some of those albums....

Kind Of Blue - Blue In Green has 111 million streams on Spotify
Come Away With Me - Don't Know Why has 678 million streams on Spotify
The Koln Concert - A meagre 10 million streams
Time Out - Take Five - 307 million streams
Head Hunters - Watermelon Man - 43 million streams
Ahmed Jamal - Live at Pershing - 10 million streams

Of course, it's great that Leo P is getting a following, and people love what he's doing. All kudos to him.

 

[mizmar]

"million streams"?
The Spotify top 100 are in billions.

For my part. I reckon almost all these performers started out in front of a bedroom mirror (and, probably, knockout out Clara Luna in piano). Maybe they get picked up by a pro producer, maybe they get there alone; whatever the case, I respect the work.
My personal tastes are irrelevant.

 

[Ghr9204]

Does anyone perform on skates in an ice rink?

I can perform seated on my all terrain walker.

I reckon almost all these performers started out in front of a bedroom mirror

My walker dress rehearsal went fine in front of a mirror.

 

[mizmar]

I can perform seated on my all terrain walker.

My walker dress rehearsal went fine in front of a mirror.

Sounds like you're well on the way to a slot with the Stadium band music industrial complex / ticketmaster, Live Nation world domination; along with the Stones, ZZ Top etc.

 

[Ghr9204]

Sounds like you're well on the way to a slot with the Stadium band music industrial complex / ticketmaster, Live Nation world domination; along with the Stones, ZZ Top etc.

Nah, similar to the still ongoing since 2019 US TV series, Fox's The Masked Singer, I am waiting for the The Masked Saxist to debut. 🎷

 

[mizmar]

Nah

I have to admit that bit of post was self-comforting on my part. Indeed 😴Top are playing here later in the year and the other half, as much as she hates the military industrial complex, insisted we hand over cash to Live Nation 😡.
I'm much more of a Dead Head and am still in morning; the pain is real.