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

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver