Playing Jazz Sax V.S. Classical Sax

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

In this video I show the difference between jazz sax and classical sax and why they have the different distinct musical tone qualities that they do.

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  • @justjohn4490
    @justjohn44904 жыл бұрын

    Imagine having 100 volume when he was talking low and when he played his note on the Alto at 1:07. . .

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL my bad

  • @justjohn4490

    @justjohn4490

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not it’s not your fault mine for not knowing, and wierd for me trying to okay this in Bari Sax

  • @Chris-rz3wq

    @Chris-rz3wq

    4 жыл бұрын

    MY EARS!!!!!!!!!!

  • @royaloak7518

    @royaloak7518

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the warning....

  • @user-hr8es7gx8c

    @user-hr8es7gx8c

    4 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the heads up omg

  • @trharrington22
    @trharrington225 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for tongue reveal

  • @justinorji6479
    @justinorji64793 жыл бұрын

    Dang...I spent 7 years playing saxophone and no one told me about anchor tongue or the difference between jazz and classical embouchures. Thanks man.

  • @rafagxjunglezz
    @rafagxjunglezz5 жыл бұрын

    Oh man.. some people dont understand that the important thing is not the equipment,its your embrochure: when u are a classical player and you play a jazzy mouthpiece, u just have a bright classical sound! It's you, who plays the instrument and not the mouthpiece or smth like that :)

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes of course! But you’re also not gonna see Claude Delangle playing on a Meyer or Jody Jazz mouthpiece haha

  • @rafagxjunglezz

    @rafagxjunglezz

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Saxologic yes.. that is true

  • @ManuelGonzalez-uy1fl
    @ManuelGonzalez-uy1fl5 жыл бұрын

    That tune is from “A Night in Tunisia”, from Dizzy Gillespie! that’s cool, I used to listen to that on the daily haha

  • @jaylenbroughton23

    @jaylenbroughton23

    4 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was Blue Rondo a La Turk

  • @astarslight

    @astarslight

    11 ай бұрын

    YEP CORRECT ✅

  • @cameronjones2475
    @cameronjones24755 жыл бұрын

    The tune is definitely night in tunesia

  • @michaelvelasco9474
    @michaelvelasco94745 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thanks for answering all my questions. Keep up the good work!

  • @chargerguy1973
    @chargerguy19733 жыл бұрын

    TODAY, I learned. Had no idea there was such a difference or even that you had two different mouthpiece styles for jazz and classical. Thanks of for the lil bit of education, man!

  • @sonsauvage
    @sonsauvage3 жыл бұрын

    Using the classical setup to play jazz kind of reminds me of putting higher gauge strings on a guitar or maybe even using flatwounds and playing saturated fusion-y legato stuff. As you go up in string gauge you get a stronger more focused fundamental but deaden liveliness/overtones and response and it becomes more difficult to execute certain techniques

  • @primoralphquezada7317
    @primoralphquezada73173 жыл бұрын

    I love your vids man! Tks for sharing!

  • @billy_rayes
    @billy_rayes5 жыл бұрын

    Awesone video. Will be using this video with my students to help distinguish the difference between jazz and classical playing. I believe you nail the differences and explain it the same way I do or would when asked the question.

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    5 жыл бұрын

    Will Reyes Great dude I’m honored!

  • @joethomas7841

    @joethomas7841

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah make sure you clarify that is all embouchure and voicing. Even the video creator has a great jazz sound on his classical mouthpiece because he knows how to make the switch.

  • @greggrispart1807
    @greggrispart18075 жыл бұрын

    Great playing!

  • @brunoanastacio1512
    @brunoanastacio15124 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! U saved my life! Thanks from Brazil

  • @kenherbst9460
    @kenherbst94604 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, I liked your focused jazz sound that came from your legit mouthpiece. You just never know. Gotta blow through tons of mouthpieces.

  • @joannadahlcano2800
    @joannadahlcano28003 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for talking about the voicing difference! As a classical clarinetist trying to teach sax, I am teaching the "E" tongue position by default... but I was wondering if I was just teaching clarinet embouchure instead true saxophone embouchure... so thanks for validating me! ;-P

  • @pedrodavidrodrigues1959
    @pedrodavidrodrigues19593 жыл бұрын

    This is gold, actually!

  • @Bladeninja76
    @Bladeninja764 жыл бұрын

    Bruh all these sounded amazing.

  • @ronrobbins2737
    @ronrobbins27374 жыл бұрын

    Love your teaching style man! I'm needing some help double-tongueing on some classical passages, as an old jazz-guy doubler who never had sax lessons and now drafted into teaching at a music school. Please help!

  • @MrBoybergs
    @MrBoybergs4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Thanku. Do u agree that many of the old greats used to use a combination of Jazz/classical embochoure. Good examples being Getz, Young, Desmond and Simms......

  • @AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk
    @AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk5 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed buddy. Im currently learning jazz guitar and im trying to follow what modes you were using when you showed those first licks hehe.

  • @ultravapor1
    @ultravapor14 жыл бұрын

    Love the tongue action!

  • @madalena4145

    @madalena4145

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lmaoo

  • @bill3837
    @bill38375 жыл бұрын

    I guess the jazz sax cover R&B ,rock .latin etc… Paul Desmond to Kenny Garret

  • @flowleak5668
    @flowleak56684 жыл бұрын

    I looked in the comments to find the song and when I saw it I heard it sound familiar, realized by band teacher showed us Night in Tunisia.

  • @luce.3560
    @luce.35605 жыл бұрын

    haha i knew 1:34 right from the solo that it was night in tunisia thanks to middle school jazz band :)

  • @songfulmusicofsongs
    @songfulmusicofsongs3 жыл бұрын

    It's interesting to analyze the difference between the music genres when there are intersections between instruments. For example the upright bass also has to be set up differently and the right hand technique is kind of the opposite. Even though it's the same instrument and when you listen, you recognize that it's the same instrument, nevertheless the genre imposes its own rules.

  • @unclemick-synths

    @unclemick-synths

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep, like the difference between violin and fiddle is the player.

  • @shiloh.patten
    @shiloh.patten3 жыл бұрын

    3:20 I wonder if your response problems would go away if you put the reed down more instead of having it poke out from the mouthpiece. Put the tip of the reed in the middle of the thickness of the top of the mouthpiece bite or under. This with a ligature not so tight will improve your response. Love you dude.

  • @thebestjarjarbinks7867
    @thebestjarjarbinks78674 жыл бұрын

    1:35 i heard it before but I’m not sure, I’d say it’s from « a night in Tunisia » the intro to Charlie Parker’s solo in the jazz at Massey hall quintet Edit: nvm I went back too listen and it wasn’t the right one, I’ve heard it a thousand times and can’t remember where it’s from, guess I found what to do tonight Edit 2: I’ve realized I skip too much of the song in Spotify to then realize that that’s not the intro to the solo, but instead the part that you play after the first time you play the theme, so I’d say I’m like 20% correct for naming the right peice

  • @rafaeltapia8275
    @rafaeltapia82754 жыл бұрын

    What reeds do you play on for both setups? I too use a Selmer Concept and it’s AMAZING. I pair it with a 2.5 Vandoren V12 And for Jazz NY Meyer 7 w/ V16 2.5 reeds.

  • @garthly
    @garthly2 жыл бұрын

    That was really helpful to me, a relative beginner, learning classical style. So Paul Desmond sounds like he is using a more classical set up, right?

  • @bufanzhu5540
    @bufanzhu55405 жыл бұрын

    Very useful!

  • @mysteriousfigure55
    @mysteriousfigure555 жыл бұрын

    Could you do a video on sound development and how that's different between classical and jazz?

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    5 жыл бұрын

    dnickdude Sure I can get to it!

  • @mysteriousfigure55

    @mysteriousfigure55

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Saxologic Thanks I appreciate it!

  • @joshuamoreno3470
    @joshuamoreno34705 жыл бұрын

    Theo Wanne created the best classical mouthpiece available. He made it to BEAT the Selmer Concept!!! It's called the Theo Wanne Elements Series - Water Alto piece. It's amazing.

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    5 жыл бұрын

    Joshua Moreno whoa I am gonna look that up!

  • @joshuamoreno3470

    @joshuamoreno3470

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Saxologic I use it myself and I fell in love. I'm sure you'll have fun with it too if you decide to try It out. 😅

  • @denbyscott5745
    @denbyscott57452 жыл бұрын

    the little solo was A night in Tunisia

  • @cj_ocean
    @cj_ocean3 жыл бұрын

    What do you (anyone who sees this comment) think of the Jody Jazz Alto HR* Custom Dark mouthpiece? It has a big chamber and as the name suggests a dark sound. I think Jody Espina said it is a mouthpiece for jazz, but is this not contradicting?

  • @pedrodavidrodrigues1959
    @pedrodavidrodrigues19594 жыл бұрын

    Please, what reed do you use on the Selmer Concept ?

  • @kashaylagarcia8101
    @kashaylagarcia81015 жыл бұрын

    What college did/do You go to?

  • @qe1025
    @qe10255 жыл бұрын

    Saxologic could u play "roaming the waste" (Xenoblade chronicles 2 title them from Mor Ardain) id really appreciate it also if u mind putting the notes in the description I really struggle doing it by myself -__- thanks

  • @justpeachy7873
    @justpeachy78734 жыл бұрын

    At 4:13. he plays A Concerto by Petiot, Which is the concerto I have to play for my recital. He even played the hard part of the piece.

  • @stephenkim1377

    @stephenkim1377

    4 жыл бұрын

    Entechnos _Twitch Actually that's A. Glazunov's sax concerto!

  • @justpeachy7873

    @justpeachy7873

    4 жыл бұрын

    Stephen Kim thank you for the correction. There is literally a folder full of pieces and I just typed up what the title was.

  • @dariuswatson5652
    @dariuswatson56524 жыл бұрын

    Night in Tunisia recognizes that tune anywhere

  • @JRS5555
    @JRS55553 жыл бұрын

    have you tried a LM playnick mouthpiece

  • @satchelharris3051
    @satchelharris30513 жыл бұрын

    im very upset. i play bari for my school jazz band, and yesterday we were supposed to get our jazz mouthpieces (we'd been playing on classical ones up until now) but my ligature didn't fit on it. So my teacher just said "we'll get you a fitting ligature by the end of the summer." so now i think im really behind because i think the transition from classical to jazz mouthpieces is pretty severe. Am I overreacting, or is the change really as bad as i'm told? how can i still try to get used to the jazz mouthpiece before i have it?

  • @shiloh.patten
    @shiloh.patten3 жыл бұрын

    2:42 explain this again in more detail with your new lighting. Thanks.

  • @astarslight
    @astarslight11 ай бұрын

    A Night In Tunisia 🤩

  • @keor443
    @keor4435 жыл бұрын

    Hello saxologic, I am a sax player looking for some assistance with music theory, arranging, my sax, flute, and clarinet playing, and all my scales. My goal is to be a great musician by college. I seen some of your videos and you seem very experienced in this field. If possible could you give me some pointers?

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bob R Incorporate rhythms into all your technical studies and end it off with a slow repetition!

  • @marcomoreno9027
    @marcomoreno90274 жыл бұрын

    so is your tongue raised with jazz sound or classical

  • @josuemiamire
    @josuemiamire4 жыл бұрын

    Ngl I was not expecting you to sound that fucking good lol

  • @etheriusmoon1809
    @etheriusmoon18095 жыл бұрын

    Ahhh. Im guessing i need a jazz mouthpiece then.

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    5 жыл бұрын

    LaMarge Absolutely. Unless you’re playing in a wind ensemble that has jazz parts.

  • @isaiahd9947

    @isaiahd9947

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Saxologic hey do you have any jazz mouthpieces for alto sax that you recommend that are under or equal to $150?

  • @nmc5440

    @nmc5440

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@isaiahd9947 Meyer's are fantastic mouthpieces and are not usually too pricy

  • @isaiahd9947

    @isaiahd9947

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nmc5440 thanks for the advice. I ended up ordering a Meyer HR 6M

  • @Coderedpirate

    @Coderedpirate

    4 жыл бұрын

    A person I know you already ordered the mouthpiece, but in the future if you’re looking for new equipment your best choice is to try them in person. I have a Vandoren V16 A8, but I really wished I had tried Meyers, ottolinks, Berge Larson’s, etc. But none the less a Meyer 6M is a great mouthpiece, hope you enjoy it

  • @dannymcclain7068
    @dannymcclain70684 жыл бұрын

    I wish there was a selmer concept for bari

  • @heatherespinoza6816
    @heatherespinoza6816 Жыл бұрын

    Do you Jupiter saxophone

  • @cloudenix3901
    @cloudenix39015 жыл бұрын

    Glazunov!

  • @tuxedogeyt10
    @tuxedogeyt104 жыл бұрын

    1:35 a night in tunisia?

  • @DeMariThompson
    @DeMariThompson4 жыл бұрын

    A night on Tunisia by good old Dizzy

  • @CaveXD
    @CaveXD5 жыл бұрын

    i love u

  • @Animefreakinfiniti7
    @Animefreakinfiniti74 жыл бұрын

    1:46 "A Night in Tunisia" by Dizzy Gillespie or alternatively "And The Melody Still Lingers On" by Chaka Khan. Ironically enough while watching this video and hearing that I had just switched over from a tab where I had kzread.info/dash/bejne/in2fpserc8nWp9I.html video pulled up.

  • @nicholasmittman4831
    @nicholasmittman48314 жыл бұрын

    Hey so there’s mouthpiece specifically for jazz and mouthpieces specifically for classical? Is it still possible to play jazz with a classical mouthpiece though?

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s possible but not at all ideal. I strongly recommend buying one for each.

  • @nicholasmittman4831

    @nicholasmittman4831

    4 жыл бұрын

    Saxologic okay thanks for the tips

  • @mario.pinon_
    @mario.pinon_5 жыл бұрын

    Wich tip opening do you use for classical?

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Selmer Concept lol

  • @joshuahuff607

    @joshuahuff607

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Saxologic concept is where it's at

  • @eduardosilva-martinez6044
    @eduardosilva-martinez60444 жыл бұрын

    What was the jazz mouthpiece that he was using?

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was using a John Thomas in this video

  • @Momo-cu7xl
    @Momo-cu7xl4 жыл бұрын

    Can I get a jazzy sound with a classical reed and a jazz mouthpiece?

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can get a jazzy sound no matter what setup you have - even a classical mp + reed. You’re just better off with certain serious corresponding to what your goal sound is.

  • @nivednewalit8117
    @nivednewalit81174 жыл бұрын

    1:35 A Night in Tunisia

  • @maryorji5380
    @maryorji53805 жыл бұрын

    A night and Tunisia

  • @moonagedaydream1111
    @moonagedaydream11112 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU. Wow. I feel dumb now, I thought the mouth peice thing was a scam. Of course I know it makes a difference, but I kept telling myself it's the saxophonist not the sax.... damn.

  • @b.duster2389
    @b.duster23895 жыл бұрын

    Please Magipsi party theme....PLEASEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

  • @ziruini5071
    @ziruini50714 жыл бұрын

    i’ve played jazz on a selmer c* for like 3 years

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Zi Ruini I highly recommend trying something else! Though the C star really isn’t that terrible of a choice for jazz, since it seems to cut KIND of well.

  • @rico._5067
    @rico._50674 жыл бұрын

    Night in Tunisia!

  • @ethanchambers02
    @ethanchambers023 жыл бұрын

    hey i have that same telescope

  • @koju3891
    @koju38914 жыл бұрын

    It’s from a night in tunisia.

  • @Coderedpirate
    @Coderedpirate4 жыл бұрын

    What reeds do you use for both genres? I’ve been using d’addario reserve 3.0+, but I find that I’m only getting 3/4 useable reeds, even with a reed geek. For jazz, I’ve used d’addario select jazz 3.5 filed, mostly cause I just like them better than vandorens.

  • @marcomoreno9027
    @marcomoreno90274 жыл бұрын

    What’s the classical piece you played at 4:14

  • @stephenkim1377

    @stephenkim1377

    4 жыл бұрын

    Marco Moreno That's Glazunov's Saxophone Concerto!

  • @megalodonpuppet1357
    @megalodonpuppet1357 Жыл бұрын

    I see a Celestron power seeker 127 slt

  • @What-ez6im
    @What-ez6im4 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video on reed's?

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes.

  • @pedrodavidrodrigues1959

    @pedrodavidrodrigues1959

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Saxologic hi..!! Please, what reed did you used on the classical mouthpiece, the Selmer Concept ??

  • @germangonzalez4347
    @germangonzalez43473 жыл бұрын

    :0 that's night in Tunisia

  • @musichotic
    @musichotic Жыл бұрын

    epic

  • @kellykinworthy7630
    @kellykinworthy76302 жыл бұрын

    Rip to all the people that didn’t have their volume turned down

  • @staleyweatherford934

    @staleyweatherford934

    10 ай бұрын

    Bro I rolled out of my bed 😂

  • @glen.s9860
    @glen.s98604 жыл бұрын

    What a lot of people are for getting in classical music from about the 40/50s saxophone do not exist in classical music so no point in learning classic with a sax, just learn to play the sax. It's ok to learn classical but make up your mind to switch in the future

  • @mrmontaje9466
    @mrmontaje94662 ай бұрын

    1:40 a night in tunisia

  • @AniketChaturvedi
    @AniketChaturvedi4 жыл бұрын

    I'm from India and I had no clue about the mouthpiece difference and was constantly being shat on by my local jazz club musicians for a bad tone, I use a 4c, there arent many options in here, could you list a cheap/good mouthpiece because i cant go and see it at a store and choose for myself, Help please!

  • @AniketChaturvedi

    @AniketChaturvedi

    4 жыл бұрын

    the other piece i have mouthpiece is s80 selmer.

  • @unclemick-synths

    @unclemick-synths

    3 жыл бұрын

    I started on the 4c but now use a Meyer.

  • @noahjahnel2388
    @noahjahnel23884 жыл бұрын

    A Night in Tunisia!

  • @TWO20
    @TWO204 жыл бұрын

    A night in Tunisia! Pulling out your inner bird, eh?

  • @bill3837
    @bill38372 жыл бұрын

    night in tunisia

  • @gordonchan4801
    @gordonchan48015 жыл бұрын

    E

  • @chrispotter3190
    @chrispotter31905 жыл бұрын

    Where do u live?? I need someone to jam with

  • @xavierlladoalba519
    @xavierlladoalba5194 жыл бұрын

    Its a night in tunisia

  • @lorenzomiceli4409
    @lorenzomiceli44092 жыл бұрын

    if you had a choice you'd get a mk 6? past you would be proud.

  • @willcoffey2913

    @willcoffey2913

    2 жыл бұрын

    He got one recently!!

  • @Xplayer007
    @Xplayer0075 жыл бұрын

    The content was great, but I had a hard time hearing the speaking portions of the video :/

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    5 жыл бұрын

    Xplayer007 sorry man :( what about if you turn the volume all the way up?

  • @sendjazz3805
    @sendjazz38052 жыл бұрын

    1:36 night in tunisia

  • @4head628
    @4head6284 жыл бұрын

    im mad because my school doesnt have a jazz band

  • @joethomas7841

    @joethomas7841

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hit me up on insta man I can give you pointers and stuff @tosephjhomas

  • @joethomas7841

    @joethomas7841

    4 жыл бұрын

    That shit isn’t cool. Sorry that the institution continues to leave jazz behind.

  • @goosehonk6715
    @goosehonk67154 ай бұрын

    i didnt know gustavo fridge played saxophone

  • @onesyphorus
    @onesyphorus3 жыл бұрын

    how to get a low A? DIS KNEE

  • @jasonmelo9379
    @jasonmelo93793 жыл бұрын

    2:52 hmmm

  • @HollowGuy0
    @HollowGuy04 жыл бұрын

    To a non sax player it just sounds like the classical one is a sexier clarinet

  • @steclark7828
    @steclark78283 жыл бұрын

    I read that most classical mouthpieces have large chambers in order to achieve a dark sound, whilst jazz mpcs have smaller chambers to speed up the air flow and achieve a brighter sound. This is the opposite of what you said here. Which is it?

  • @gillesd91
    @gillesd914 жыл бұрын

    The YAS 62 is as good as the Mark VI!

  • @unclemick-synths

    @unclemick-synths

    3 жыл бұрын

    Been very pleased with mine. When the sound coming out of it is bad I know it's not the instrument.

  • @desireapple2630
    @desireapple26304 жыл бұрын

    really good video and you really NEED A NEW MICRO PHONE for your talking.

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man I plan on making a series out of this

  • @03Venture
    @03Venture5 жыл бұрын

    So confusing...

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    5 жыл бұрын

    03Venture which parts are confusing you?

  • @sirrjazz734
    @sirrjazz7344 жыл бұрын

    It is two totally different disciplines. If you're not doing classical everyday, a player has no idea. If you're not improvising everyday you will have no clue.

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @SUB-WFR
    @SUB-WFR3 жыл бұрын

    Duh. Its family guy lol

  • @SUB-WFR

    @SUB-WFR

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hence the T-shirt

  • @marcogue_
    @marcogue_4 жыл бұрын

    Classical Sax is the worse thing I’ve heard, that’s not a saxophone

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    LMAO well, fair enough hahahaha

  • @marcogue_

    @marcogue_

    4 жыл бұрын

    And I’ve studied it cause I’m a saxophonist too😅

  • @Saxologic

    @Saxologic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Marco Gueli most people have a preference for only one of those 2 styles. It’s funny to hear the war dialogue between the two “parties”

  • @marcogue_

    @marcogue_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but I think you could love classic sax only if you’ve tried and studied only that. Playing sax in that way it’s like using a Ferrari like a tractor

  • @Samcatiscool

    @Samcatiscool

    4 жыл бұрын

    Primo Antonius I feel it’s actually the exact opposite. It’s takes a very intelligent ear to listen to jazz.

  • @evanspsp
    @evanspsp Жыл бұрын

    What piece was the excerpt at 4:15 from?

  • @Its_cheeky

    @Its_cheeky

    11 күн бұрын

    a night in tunisia-dizzy

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