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

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver