u/TheAirplaneGeek

Anthropology

Hey yall,

Here is a video of my soloing over Anthropology from a couple of weeks ago. Really have been digging Stitt recently lol

u/TheAirplaneGeek — 2 days ago

Jazz Clarinet

Hey yall,

Here’s the end of my cadenza on a cool Duke Ellington named V.I.Ps Boogie. I’m really trying to go for a Jimmy Hamilton sound (pretty much classical compared to the spread sound of New Orleans players). While there’s a lot I can do to make my playing even better I think I have stopped sounding like a saxophone player trying to play clarinet.

u/TheAirplaneGeek — 11 days ago

the blues

last combo concert in high school. soloing over the blues on tenor form a jazz festival a couple of weeks back. i’ve been on a trane kick recently lol

i remember that i didn’t have time to practice before this hit because i was busy with dress rehearsals for the school musical so i was pretty happy with how i played

u/TheAirplaneGeek — 12 days ago

Reviewing Body and Soul for an audition I’m recording. Overall I think I did a decent job with embellishing the melody and improvising (I will improvise the last four bars of the bridge during the real thing as well). But I could review the changes because there were definitely parts where I was relying on my ear and guessing. Let me know what yall think

u/TheAirplaneGeek — 16 days ago

Spent the last two or so months transcribing and stealing. Happy about the result but there’s still a lot of progress

Sorry for the bad audio quality

u/TheAirplaneGeek — 21 days ago

Hey all,

I’m a woodwind doubler and a decent clarinet player looking to buy a clarinet. I primarily do section work for big bands and pit orchestra. I am currently leaning towards getting a Leblanc (either a Symphonie or LL), but I wanted to know if you guys had any experiences with them.

As someone who plays a vintage saxophone, I understand that vintage horns are all different, and I am also open to recommendations. I don’t plan on spending more than 1.5K so that rules out many modern horns unfortunately. Thanks!

EDIT: primarily to add more context. I am a jazz saxophonist heading to Eastman in the fall to study jazz. They take doubling pretty seriously, as the prof there is an experienced Broadway doubler. I was previously playing on a plastic Buffet, but as I progressed I felt the instrument really limited me. I played my friends E11 once and it sounded and played a lot better. I plan on owning since I want to play gigs over the summer/after I graduate. Plus (learning from experience), having a horn that is mine and I can tailor to my likings is a huge plus.

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u/TheAirplaneGeek — 25 days ago