There are two recent transcriptions added to the repository – Bastian Contreras delivered Pepper Adams‘ Falling in Love with Love from a Red Garland album, and an alternate transcription of Cecil Payne‘s solo on ‘Bringing Up Father’ from the album, ‘Patterns in Jazz’ care of Guillaume Orti. Head over to the page to have a look! We now have over 150 transcriptions, for free, in the repository. And possibly more impressive – there are now over 500,000 downloads! But possibly most importantly  – as of January 2024, this website has been online for 25 years! Head to the About page to read the ..read more

Baritonist, Hunter Pullen of Purchase College, has won 3rd prize in the prestigious annual Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition! This marks the first time a baritone player as taken a prize. Congratulations to Hunter! All fans of the baritone should keep an eye out for this very talented up-and-coming player. The post Hunter Pullen wins prize in Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition! first appeared on JazzBariSax.com ..read more

If you’ve checked out the Brands and Horns page here you know there are a lot of options our there to pick from when looking for a horn. Three of the most sought after vintage horns are the Conn 12M, Selmer Mark VI, and Selmer Balanced Action (SBA). Brian Landrus has put together a nice video comparing them – he also includes a Low A in the mix that really demonstrates how the Low A somewhat alters the sound of the whole horn. The post Baritone comparison video from Brian Landrus first appeared on JazzBariSax.com ..read more

Claire Daly needs some help as she manages some serious health issues. She is a very important and long-standing member of the baritone community. Please consider helping if you can. Details below – Andrew The post Fundraiser for Claire Daly first appeared on JazzBariSax.com ..read more

The folks at ErgoBrass recently sent me their newest product to check out. Its a support system for baritone (and bass!) saxophone. It is made to replace or even work in tandem with your neck strap or harness. I was really impressed with this product. I reviewed a similar product some time ago called SaxSupport and this is somewhat of a similar idea, but I think better executed and more flexible. Any baritonist with back or neck problems, or anyone with a bass saxophone could definitely benefit from this product. I have made an in depth video explaining how it works, demonstrating it, and tryi ..read more

Low Blow Music is continuing its presentation of concerts featuring and promoting the baritone saxophone. On Saturday December 1st they will present 6 hours of music dedicated to different musical milestones of the great Ronnie Cuber who passed away just over a year ago. There will be four groups, one with music from Ronnie’s early playing on George Benson’s great albums, a latin jazz band dedicated to Ronnie’s long time association with afro-cuban music, a group featuring music that Ronnie Played in his long association with the Mingus Big Band, and finally a performance featuring music from ..read more

Ronnie Cuber passed away a year ago. So its a nice little tribute to be able to add a new solo transcription of one of his classic solos over a blues. This one is Benny’s Back from George Benson’s Cookbook album. A great album featuring a young and fiery Ronnie Cuber. To my ear he’s really channeling a lot of Leo Parker here. Head on over to the Transcriptions page to download and have a play through yourself. The post New Ronnie Cuber Transcription first appeared on JazzBariSax.com ..read more

As a baritone saxophonist in NYC I find there is more and more bass clarinet written for the baritone chair. Its a beautiful instrument and something that most baritone saxophonists should consider playing in addition. I was thrown into the bass clarinet world in college and was woefully unprepared. So I’ve gathered some information from my experience of the last 20 years and collated it into a new article to hopefully help young (or old!) baritonists dive into the world of the bass clarinet. Please check out the article and let me know what you think! Bass Clarinet for Baritonists -Andrew The ..read more

Fulton Street Collective presents a performance with THE LOW END Baritone Saxophone Big Band on Wednesday, August 16th at 8pm Venue Fulton Street Collective 1821 West Hubbard Street, #suite 307 Chicago, IL 60622 United States The Low End Baritone Saxophone Big Band: Jacob Slocum, Mark Hiebert, Juli Wood, Alex Blomarz, Len’i Glenn-McKinney, Ted Hogarth, Joey Rosin, Roy McGrath, Andy Schlinder, Jimmy Farace, Joe Trahan, Kyle Madsen, Solomon Flores, Rajiv Halim, Tim McNamara, Steve Schnall Julius Tucker – Piano Joshua Ramos – Bass Kieth Brooks – Drums 7:30 Doors 8pm Show In-Person Only $15 Sugge ..read more

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