Recent blog posts
- Handouts from NASA 2010 woodwind doubling lecture
- NASA 2010 Biennial Conference report
- From The Savvy Musician: military gigs and the saxophonist
- Required recordings, spring 2010
- Kenneth Fischer, saxophonist, teacher, and friend
- More...
More saxophone blogs
- Bassic Sax
- Bis Key Chronicles
- Blog along the road
- Brent Weber
- Brian Sacawa
- C Saxophones by the Sea
- Charles Lloyd
- David Liebman
- Greg Buhler Jazz
- Joseph Tomasso
- Kirk Whalum
- My Life in Tallahassee
- Pete Thomas
- Rhett Bender
- Sax on the Web
- Sax Player's Life
- Sax Station
- Saxgourmet
- SaxTips
- Stormhorn
- Vickie Bowden
Saxophone makers
- Antigua Winds
- Buffet-Crampon
- Cannonball
- Eppelsheim
- International Woodwind
- Jupiter
- Keilwerth
- Olds
- P. Mauriat
- Selmer
- Steve Goodson
- Yamaha
- Yanagisawa
Saxophone organizations
- *North American Saxophone Alliance
- Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain
- Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Victoria
- Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Western Australia
- Korean Saxophone Association
- Muskoka Saxophone Society
- Sax Society (Thailand)
Online communities
- Cafe Saxophone
- Sax on the Web
- Saxgourmet
- Saxophone Corner
- Saxophone Forum
- Saxophone Forum (8Notes)
- Saxophones (Woodwind Forum)
- Saxquest
More links
- Sax on the Web by Harri Rautiainen. Go here first. Fantastic site with tons of original articles by true world-class saxophonists. Too many resources to list here. Tons of discussion forums, including some on woodwind doubling.
- To the Stage: Media library sponsored by Rico/D’Addario. Video masterclasses by Rico artists.
- The International Saxophone Home Page by Jason DuMars. Once the best source for saxophone info on the web—now sadly stagnant. The well-worn Saxophone Buyer’s Guide is still worth a look. The links page, now maintained by Skip Spratt, is huge but has lots of outdated links.
- North American Saxophone Alliance The other NASA. Much of the formerly freely-available content is now available only to members. Still open to the public is the “old” classical saxophone discography.
- The Sax Shed by Skip Spratt. Tons of pedagogical resources for the jazz saxophonist.
- Saxgourmet by Steve Goodson. Saxophone player’s reference library, expert repair articles, and more.
- Online Saxophone Lessons by Ryan Fraser. Some of the best are on embouchure and vibrato.
- Frequently Asked Questions from rec.music.makers.saxophone and alt.music.saxophone. Fantastic.
- Saxtutor by members of the Capitol Quartet. Resources and exercises.
- Introduction to Saxophone Acoustics by Dr. Joe Wolfe. A scientific look at the workings of the saxophone.
- Saxophone Topics by Dr. Steven C. Stusek. Materials for the college-level saxophonist.
- Indiana University Saxophone Studio See the repertoire list.
- Tips for Saxophone by Dr Brian R. Utley. Classically-oriented articles, some with video clips.
- Saxophone Repertoire Studied at the Lawrence Conservatory by Prof. Steven Jordheim. Categorized repertoire list.
- Saxophone Articles by Prof. Edward Yadzinski. Partial chapters from Prof. Yadzinski’s book, Germaniums for the Clarinet and Saxophone.
- Articles from the Australian Clarinet and Saxophone Magazine By experts from around the world.
- Saxophone Articles by Bob Ackerman. Information especially relevant to players of “vintage” saxophones.
- Saxophone Interviews and Articles by Mel Martin. Jazz stuff.
- SaxTips blog by Evan Tate. Periodic musings and tips by the Germany-based American saxophonist.
- Saxlessons.com by Alistair Ingram. Lots of useful stuff. Most of the content on the Lessons page seems to be scans of published materials.
- Information on Playing the Saxophone by Benjamin Crowell. Fingering charts (including a handy blank one for jotting down your own fingerings).
- Sax Matters Plus by Keith Gemmell. Playing tips, including a trouble shooter for beginners.
- The Saxophone Page by Dan Traugh. Info on instrument care and embouchure.
