Today, I am excited to be reviewing the new BSS (Boston Sax Shop) E-Series 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece released by Jack Tyler at the Boston Sax Shop. I have already reviewed the excellent Boston Sax Shop S-Series tenor sax mouthpiece and the Boston Sax Shop R-Series tenor sax mouthpiece.  Both of which I was very impressed with. When I heard of the new BSS E -Series tenor saxophone mouthpieces Jack was developing, I had to try one! Boston Sax Shop E-Series 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Jack Tyler is the owner of Boston Sax Shop and has been my saxophone repairman for the last ten years ..read more

Today, I am reviewing the new BSS Silver Box custom tenor saxophone reeds released by Jack Tyler at the Boston Sax Shop.  Jack has been my repairman for the last six years and always gives me the inside scoop on the newest Boston Sax Shop saxophone gear that is coming out. Besides being a phenomenal repairman and craftsman, Jack is always up to some new saxophone related endeavor.  Whether it be straps, cases, ligatures, saxophone necks, reed cases, reeds, etc….. Jack always seems like he has a new project on the horizon……When I heard of these new BSS Silver Box custom tenor sax reed ..read more

Today, I am reviewing an exciting new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan saxophone mouthpieces that is designed with a new innovative octagon shaped chamber by 3-D technology.  This is the 10mFan Cabernet 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece.   I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor, alto and soprano saxophone hard rubber mouthpieces in the past that you can find here as well as the great playing 10mFan Fireball alto saxophone mouthpiece that is made with the same 3-D technology as this 10mFan Cabernet tenor saxophone mouthpiece. 10mFan Cabernet Octagon Series Teno ..read more

Today, I am reviewing an exciting new alto saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan saxophone mouthpieces that is designed with a new innovative octagon shaped chamber by 3-D technology.  This is the 10mFan Fireball 6 alto saxophone mouthpiece.   I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor, alto and soprano saxophone hard rubber mouthpieces in the past that you can find here. 10mFan Fireball Octagon Series Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece This will be the first 10mFan mouthpiece I am reviewing that is made with this new 3-D technology so I am very curious to see what Mark Sepinuck ..read more

Here is a burnin’ tenor saxophone solo on Softly as a Morning Sunrise that the young saxophonist, Ryan Devlin posted on Facebook a number of months ago.  As soon as I heard it, I saved the URL to my computer file entitled “Solos to Transcribe”.  Yesterday, I decided to get her done and here is the transcription below in Bb, Eb and C. Ryan Devlin (photo from his website) If you haven’t heard of Ryan Devlin, then you are in for a treat.  The first time I heard him playing on social media I thought, “Wow, this guy has listened to a lot of 70’s Steve Grossman and Dave Liebman!”&nbs ..read more

Today, I am reviewing another tenor saxophone mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France.  This is the SYOS “Take the A” signature model 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece which is modeled after the old SYOS Chad LB model which I reviewed in the past (Chad LB SYOS mouthpiece review). The SYOS company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene a number of years ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces.  I must admit, that at first, I was very skeptical of plastic 3D mouthpieces, but after reviewing quite a few SYOS m ..read more

Here is a killer Chris Potter line that I picked up off of the Youtube video below. Chris Potter is playing a tenor saxophone solo on a blues (Au Privave by Charlie Parker) and this short line just jumped off the video and knocked me upside the head.  I thought I would share it with all of you.   Enjoy! Monster Lick #5-Chris Potter Monster Lick 5-Chris Potter Bb PDF Monster Lick 5-ChrisPotter Concert PDF *If you would like to support me here at neffmusic.com, you can do so on the support page of my store by debit or credit card.   Any support is appreciated and will go ..read more

Today, I am reviewing an original and uniquely designed alto saxophone mouthpiece named the “Geller Blackbird” that I received from Max Geller in Munich, Germany. Max reached out to me a number of months ago to see if I was interested in trying his new Geller Blackbird ebonite tenor and alto saxophone mouthpieces.  The drawings and mouthpiece photos he sent me of the designs of these two saxophone mouthpieces intrigued me enough that I was very curious to try these two mouthpieces out. I have already reviewed the Geller Blackbird tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I was very impressed with a ..read more

Today, I am reviewing another new Retro Revival tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Joel Peskin and Bob Sheppard at Retro Revival. This is the Retro Revival Modern Line Cutting Edge tenor saxophone mouthpiece.  This is a high baffled hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece with an 8 tip opening designed in the spirit of the vintage Guardala tenor saxophone mouthpieces of the 1980’s. If you take a look at the Retro Revival site, you will see that they now have 23 different saxophone mouthpiece models available.  Last time I did a review of a Retro Revival saxophone mouthpiece, they only ..read more

*BRAND NEW NEFFMUSIC BOOK* Super excited to have finally finished this book. I have been working on this over a couple of years and am ecstatic about the content and it’s potential for students of jazz improvisation. Working on this material has radically changed my own playing and given me a new tool to use that’s sounds amazing over a blues and dominant chords. Check out the description and sound clips at the link below.-Steve “Mastering the Dominant Pentatonic Sound over a Blues” is an exciting new improvisational concept I have been working on over the last year.  This book is a 444 p ..read more