Saxophone Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Brexit as expressed with a sad saxophone solo

This explains the situation in the UK as well as anything I’ve ever read. A very beautiful moment from @KliphScurlock

When you first learn a musical instrument, chances are you’re pretty awful. Or maybe the people around you just don’t

School’s out! Only 65-ish days until the first day of school! And now music news for Friday, June 29, 2018.

A clickbait headline for sure. But am I wrong? (Via Danny)

Brian Eno thinks it is. Bowie’s one-time collaborator, producer and friend tweeted this out. David Bowie. In his underpants. Playing

By Susan Andrews Think fast, and no the answer is not guitar, bass and drums. What instrument do all the

No matter how many times I see videos like this, I get a little freaked out. Brain surgery is, well,

Derek Brown took his tenor sax into an abandoned warehouse in Hillsdale, Michigan and started playing a little Bach. Listen

Sometimes the sweet sound of sax is the perfect thing in a rock song. Here are some examples, and please

Only in New York, I guess. But why so vertical, cameraman?

For decades, Bobby Keys was the go-to guy for the Rolling Stones when they needed a sax player. Here he

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver