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I was incredibly honoured and genuinely excited to be asked by the director of Sax Bandits, Rob Digweed, to be the guest soloist for one of their songs at their recent performance at Wrde Up Festival, near Swindon. It was a real pleasure to play with a band of 85+ saxophonists at a public gigRead more

Twenty saxophonists turned up at Sunningdale Village Hall on a rainy Saturday in February. It was quickly established after quick around-the-room introductions that many of us had limited experience with ‘playing by ear’ which helped quell some initial nerves. Our friendly saxophone guide, Hannah Horton, had sent out some materials before the workshop, two songsRead more

In case you were distracted in 2020 (the pandemic) and missed this release, legendary saxophonist Kenny G collaborated with Canadian mega pop-star, The Weeknd… and it’s a huge tune and a modern classic! Kenny G shed some light on how the collaboration with The Weeknd arose in a recent interview with fellow smooth jazz legend,Read more

I am a saxophonist… and I love listening to Rock and Metal music. Not very saxophony you might say? WRONG! There are some exciting examples of bands integrating saxophone where you traditionally wouldn’t expect to hear it. Here are a few epic sax features I’ve stumbled across recently… ‘All The Way (Stay)’ by Jimmy EatRead more

OK, so it wasn’t an actual “date” with Chez but on a dismal Sunday in January I was one of a lucky bunch of sax enthusiasts to participate in both Chez Taylor workshops organised by Sax Bandits; the first covering three iconic 80s Sax Solos and the second looking at how to Solo Over DanceRead more