I Asked Eric Marienthal How He Got So Good

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Jay Metcalf interviews one of the all time great saxophonists, Eric Marienthal.
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@yoskid3646 Год назад

I met Eric here in Manila 1995, I love this guy, very humble.. thanks so much Jay for this interview I enjoyed it so much.

@robinpalmquist9735 Год назад

I played with Eric in Phil Wilson's Dues band at Berklee 1978-79. He was this maybe 17 year old kid from California, that had this wonderful unique sound. There were great players in that band that were always asking him why he even came to Berklee, because he was already pretty amazing. I’ll never forget that he always was extremely modest, and claimed he needed many, many more hours “woodshedding”.

@bettersax Год назад

Great! Thanks for sharing this.

@tonyr.4778 Год назад

I had a similar experience with Seamus Blake in a college big band.

@emmarawiczsax Год назад

@randolphfelts7095 10 месяцев назад

I had Erik as a student in one of my "Listening and Analysis" classes at Berklee in 1979 or 80. It was a type of general music appreciation class that did easy analysis of music in a wide variety of styles. We had books that asked questions about listening examples such as how far up did a tune modulate from one section to another. Erik was one of 2 people in the class that recognized the modulation distance immediately. My point is his natural eartraining ability and musical memory were very sharp from an early age. This natural talent is the ground from which his improv and mastery of styles flows. It is a gift given to a few folks and can't really be taught ... especially the easy retention of relatively long phrases. He was too modest to discuss anything along these lines but I know it is a huge part of the mastery he has developed. You might ask other masters about their approaches to retention / memorization and see if anyone has specifically developed their skills in this area by practicing ... and if so how did they practice.

@cpg8000 Месяц назад

Randy, I think I had you for a summer session class in 1996. It was during the summer performance program, which was offered to high school students. If that resonates at all, I want you to know I really learned a lot and enjoyed the class. You were such a good teacher and made it really fun. I remember playing “Footprints”, among other tunes. Best regards.

@randolphfelts7095 Месяц назад

@@cpg8000 Hey Erik, believe it or not I have my 5 week ensemble programs from 1996 ... ! (Don't ask ... ) You were not in my ensembles that summer ( too bad ! ) but you're right , "Footprints" was one of the basic charts all of the summer faculty had available for use. As quoted in my prior comment, I remember you mostly from a "Listening and Analysis" class that you shared with bass player Ed Friedland. I also remember you doing club dates with local bandleader Roger Hawk that I knew from working in the Boston area.We all remember study with Joe Viola. I have enjoyed following your career from a distance all the years since your Berklee era, especially your work with Chick. I'm happily retired and living near Newton Corner , 5-6 miles from Berklee. If your travels bring you back to town it would be great to see you again. All the best, Randy

@drronclark Год назад

Jay … wow … these interviews you do with living legends of jazz are an incredible kindness you do to saxophonists and other musicians. Here you are with a successful set of lessons, great gear, and sound advice, and then you got out and solicit these artists and give them the freedom to pass along these gold nuggets of wisdom. Thank you once again for this. Imagine if more people had live interviews with Trane, Miles, Grover, Cannonball, Brecker, and put them up for the public to see? This is a beautiful legacy for us to see these folks while they are still with us to share this knowledge. Thanks to you and the super talented Marienthal for sharing your wisdom with us saxophone mortals. This is like Desmond interviewing Bird. By the way, one of the most elusive interviews out there is the legendary saxophonist Marc Russo (the original Grammy winning saxophonist for the Yellowjackets and the current sax virtuoso for the Doobie Brothers). Saw him live a couple of weeks ago and realized that someone needs to sit down with this guy before he is gone (like the legendary Alto Reed who passed last year). There are so many living legends still with us who we can learn so much from from jazz, pop, rock, funk and more. Thanks again for sharing this.

@bettersax Год назад

Thank you! Yes, it’s wonderful to be able to do this.

@chriswright2553 4 месяца назад

Marc Russo is incredible. One of my favourite alto players. Check out the YJ album The Spin, if you can find it

@dcstreet5037 Год назад

I completely agree with Eric's stance on taking his favorite horn rather than leaving it at home. I recently got myself a beautiful new professional quality horn and I've played it indoors, outdoors, and traveled with it. I plan on taking good care of it and keeping it for the rest of my life, but I didn't buy it just to look at it in the case. It's meant to be played.

@wyndhl8309 Год назад

Yep! I am now training myself NOT to save my favorite instruments for when I am dead and gone. (lol) Excellent conversational "interview" 👌

@pravi_81 Год назад

Jay, you got me into playing saxophone and i cant thank you enough for it.

@bettersax Год назад

Glad to hear it! You're welcome.

@shipsahoy1793 Год назад

It’s always a good feeling when somebody tells you that the inspiration for their involvement with a musical instrument was motivated by you. I’ve only heard that a few times, but it definitely does make you feel good! 😉👨🏻

@MrGuto Год назад

Great interview Jay! I am an engineer that plays sax for pleasure. I enjoy my job but I deeply envy yours. I can see you telling your family: “I’m going to work now” then you close your studio door and start this interview. How much fun!

@bettersax Год назад

Ha yes it is a bit like that. I do love my job!

@Sergio_Yasax Год назад

Amazing to see Eric Marienthal shearing his thoughts and ideas with us. I am enrolled in his course at artistworks, and it is indescribable to see him analysing your playing and suggestions for improvement so clear and constructive. I am still straggling with Eric’s Secret warm up…. for Eric it takes only 20 minutes… for me more than and hour.. But it incredible the improvement on your sound following Eric indications….

@fun1111 Год назад

What is the warmup? Thanks

@newplanman9836 Год назад

Thank you Mr Marienthal for making your 192 page book free as a PDF online. You’re the pinnacle of a philanthropist.

@caroh67 Год назад

Please where can I get this PDF Thanks 🙏

@BachJoy 11 месяцев назад

I'd also like to know how to view the free pdf book. Thank you.

@sheireland3737 9 месяцев назад

The video does NOT contain information on how to get the book. Jsyk.

@williammurray1620 Год назад

One of the nicest musicians I've met. My good friend played in the College of the Sequoias jazz band in Visalia, and Eric was there as a guest artist. After the show he invited us to to Bakersfield College to watch the Gordan Goodwin Big Band and said come on back stage. The director of the band, his wife, my friend and I all hung out backstage, had some food and chatted up a few of the band members. Besides being my favorite sax player, just a great human being! I think this is your best interview so far!

@BrendanRoss Год назад

What a master and a legend! years and years of inspiration from Eric - Thanks for this!!!

@bettersax Год назад

No doubt!

@ewedude Год назад

Jay is smitten here. And understandably so. Just fantastic to see two unusually accomplished practitioners of their respective crafts share so openly a genuine love for the art of music and saxophone playing. More, please!

@aljerones99 Год назад

I had the honour of meeting Eric on a Smooth Jazz cruise after a show and we walked to the elevator after I was completely blown away by his earlier performances. He was not only very polite and incredibly modest but very genuine and approachable. He was the musical director for the entire time at sea. As we headed to the next hall, I noticed how many bags he had and how much of a rush he was in (in part because he made time for me). He had his alto and tenor saxes with him. I offered to help him with his bags and he politely declined. I insisted and he most graciously and politely declined again. I felt a bit snubbed but chose not to take it personally. I later learned, from experiences of my own, that no matter how nice, helpful and sincere I was being to him, he made the right call! Why trust a complete stranger with the your prized tools of your craft? I own 3 saxes and get cagey letting even my wife carry any of them in their protective cases! Love Eric and his music. Loved this interview. Looking forward to the next one. I took so much away from this one. Thanks Jay!

@stack80 Год назад

Absolutely love this interview, he’s one of my all time favorite players. I’ve been lucky to do a few classes with him. He is such a humble and nice guy. You should do a review on his mouthpiece both tip openings. That would be nice to get an honest unbiased view.

@bettersax Год назад

Yes, would love to.

@iffa70 Год назад

I met Eric at the 2016 Jazz festival in Portugal!! Not only did he give an amazing concert but met all the fans afterwards!! A very talented and modest person, he spoke to everyone at each persons level and always offered great advice!! One of my musical heroes since the 1980’s i was in awe to have met him, and to speak to him was on my bucket list!! Thanks for this podcast, and thanks Eric for being the person and superstar you are!!👏👏👏

@SharpElevenMusic Год назад

Thank you so much Jay! Incredibly well conducted interview with a giant of the saxophone, Eric! Some of the best saxophone content on the internet, absolute highlight for me. This is the interview I hoped for since I discovered Eric's playing around age 14. Eric is, together with Michael Brecker around the same time, the inspiration and motivation which lead me to persue an own path and profsessional career around saxophone. Both Brecker and Eric appeared on Dave Weckl's early 90's albums, and the track of respectively "Garden Wall" and "Tee Funk" became the tune of life. I have transcribed plent of Eric, and what strikes me everytime again is his control of the sax which he referred to here, and the attitude of placing all his notes. There is just never any doubt, it is so well phrased and articulated with a full body of sound. This is the great backstory to how those elements are in his playing, tremendous talent yes, but also an incredible work attitude. All the best Jay, thanks again! /Jorre P.S. I'm sharing that on our community page, such a great lesson/inspiration

@bettersax Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it so much. We all know you're a big EM fan!

@robinreidmusic Год назад

Eric has been an inspiration to me for ever since the 80s as we are about the same age. I started on classical clarinet then when I turned 16 my parents bought me my first tenor sax. It wasn 't until I was in my 20s and I was able to play to study privately with Steve Lederer in Toronto and he said this to me, "You go out to the woodshed and shed and shed then close the shed door and go play the music. I am 69 years old now and still teaching and to hear Eric, who is one of the greatest sax players in the world pretty much say the same thing was inspirational. Play classical studies because it is all there, then start to edit some things out and change the groove and you are suddenly improvizing. The style comes out of the culture and you must listen and become very aware of the fine details of that style. If you have practiced enough you are like a great athlete. You are in shape, now what sport are you playing? That is what Steve Lederer meant. I tried to do that as much as possible and I encourage everyone to take what Eric says very seriously. Thank you Eric for your inspiration and leadership in passing on your incredible skill and passion. Yiou too Jay keep up the great work. Cheers!

@breckerfan Год назад

Best Podcast ever! I love Eric...my biggest hero. Thank you for sharing! Eric is an amazing person, mentor and a legend! Thanks for this great video!

@andrescastro8198 Год назад

Amazing! I have one of his licks printed and sticked onto one of my bedroom walls, so it is the first thing I see when I wake up. For me he’s the Roger Federer of sax 🎷 Pure class and inspiration.

@ketong71 Год назад

Awesome interview! Eric Marienthal is one of the best saxophonists alive today, IMHO. He's up there with Sanborn, Potter and Brecker. His online course was the first one I've ever tried and it was very good.

@RichardWong Год назад

This was one of my favorite episodes. Eric seems like a really great guy.

@paullorentz1375 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Jay, I'm a 65yr old now trying to play a alto saxophone and this interview is mind blowing, I suffer with dyslexia and reading but you you TUBES podcasts are unbelievable ...thanks Paul in London

@leodegas7731 Год назад

36:00 I had to fast forward to get to the important part for us beginners. I don't even play the sax, although I love it. I'm one week into teaching myself the clarinet at 61 years old, so I wanted to learn how to practice.

@tomkuklinski1223 Год назад

I was a Berklee student at the same time, in the late 70s. I had the good fortune to study with Joe Viola for four years. I wish now that I could go back and do that again, as a more mature, balanced adult. But such is life.

@sheilabrodhead8917 Год назад

My husband, a jazz pianist, was at Berklee with Eric, and Eric played during graduation. Wow. Time flies. Great to see him. And thanks for the advice and info.

@jimmymiller5465 Год назад

This interview was amazing!! I loved hearing about Eric doing studio work. That’s the dream job of so many musicians. Unfortunately that kind of work has largely disappeared. I’ve been playing on Eric’s mouthpiece for a few years. It’s modeled somewhat on the Beechler piece he used to use. I had one of those Beechlers back in the 90s but fought with it in the lower register. Eric’s piece is very versatile and free blowing.

@queencookiequeencookie Год назад

JAY, I’M *73* YRS YOUNG. I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY ALTO SAX. I HAVE AN HORN, JUST NEED A TEACHER. 🎷🎷

@bettersax Год назад

You can do it. Free beginners course at BetterSax.com

@joshb6760 Год назад

Brother this is an AWESOME interview! So much of the journey of becoming a musician let alone a great musician is hearing the stories of the people that have achieved such a high level of success. Such as yourself and Marienthal. You have to reinforce the mind that it can be done. Marienthal's perspective of not focusing so much on sound but what feels comfortable to you is exactly what I've believed. But to hear it from the mouth of such a talented musician is what really solidifies the mind to go after it. I believe that I can be great because of material like this! It's such a motivator to keep pushing yourself to the limits. Practice, practice, practice!!! Again such an AWESOME interview and Marienthal was such a joy to listen to!

@glenntomassi3442 Год назад

Wow excellent! It was nice to hear Eric talk about Joe Viola. and about those book wich are the Marcel Mule books and the Scale book. Eric's book is excellent . Thank you for posting this. I studied with Joe Viola and those books were some of his favorites. Joe studied with Marcel Mule so he knew how to work them. The Feling was another book also the Ernest Lyon 32 studies and the Guy Lacour studies using the Messien Modes, and ofcurse Joe's 3 books plus all the Jazz tunes on the syllabus for Jazz studies. Again thank you and thank Eric for that great chat...

@ginohernandez5143 Год назад

That was fantastic Jay! It's surprising and refreshing that Eric gets nervous or stressed on gigs. I never would have thought a person at his level would have those thoughts. Keep up the good work Jay!

@FoundSounds51 Год назад

Excellent interview! I rarely stick with any interview from start to finish but Eric is so engaging and has such a great way of conveying information I couldn't break away. Thanks!

@23saxman Год назад

I had to pause it to have dinner with my kids but then straight back to it.

@ethumlalo Год назад

Thanks you for this wonderful podcast, conducted with sensitivity and passion. Eric's book is probably cult already, I used it to beat waveforms on clarinet and saxophone, you reminded me of those times. Nice conversation..... Regards from Poland....:)

@paoloalbano4690 Год назад

Thank you so much to both of you, Jay and Eric !!!❤

@crackyflipside Год назад

Jay, I'd love if you'd mark the different sections in these longer videos with the topics of conversation. Makes it easier to see what you guy are talking about and fast forwarding to specific part or going back to parts.

@bettersax Год назад

Noted!

@jongoforth1405 Год назад

Again, Jay, a fine, excellent interview. Tons of stuff here; Mr. Marienthal's routine with the "legit" stuff is, from my experience, the fastest way to acquire technique. Harmony? Study jazz AND the "classical" (misnomer-id est, "legit". Also a misnomer-or a pejorative?). For me, it was Klosé, Karl-Elert and Ferling. Still is. The idea he put forth (from E. Daniels, I think) about making your own exercises is so important. Effective practice is making what was unplayable, playable. Go so slow that you cannot make a mistake, stay there, don't speed up, until it's absolutely right. Like that great interview you did with Ben Wendel. Attention to detail. Okay. I'll shut up. Great work, Jay, thank you. For me, back to the trenches, baybee.

@zvonimirtosic6171 Год назад

Many years ago, when I heard saxophone playing by Eric Marienthal, to me it was obvious that man was not an ordinary cat; the way he played suggested he must have had some serious study method. I was searching for his book, songbook, whatever - if he had any. And fortunately, he did write a book - the one mentioned in the video. For many years now, it has been my do-all, play-all book for the woodwinds. (Although the range is suited for the saxophone, the structure and exercises can work for any other woodwind instrument). Incredibly versatile, rewarding and challenging. No one who studies it seriously can go wrong.

@ruby_gleyzes Год назад

This interview is gold! Eric Marienthal is such an excelent musician and yet remains so humble and down to earth...

@jazzyeric21 Год назад

I just discovered this video and could not wait to dive right in. I am a piano player instead of a sax guy but it does not matter. What Eric has to say applies to all musicians. I also attended Berklee and had a wonderful experience although I never pursued music as a profession. However, as a HUGE Elektric band fan, I know all about Eric and what an awesome musician he is. Years back I attended a Jeff Lorber Fusion show and was walking the halls of the theater before the show while texting on my cell phone. Suddenly, a guy walked by me and said, "nice shirt". I said thanks and only briefly looked up to see who said it. It took my brain about 5-10 seconds to register that it was Eric Marienthal. I said, "HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!" and went running after him. He made the comment because I was wearing a Chick Corea Elektric band shirt with Eric's face plastered right on it!! We laughed and talked a bit although it was tough for me to get my words out while talking to a legend like that. But, he was SUCH a nice and friendly guy, just like Chick was. It's so refreshing to have guys out there who are legends and are so respected that still have humility. He was just a "normal guy" to talk to. I will never forget my experience meeting this incredible person and I have immense respect for what he has achieved.

@barryyoung8291 Год назад

Great and informative interview Jay. Love to hear the insight from established and experienced players to find out their approach to learning. As a late starter to sax I feel there is so much to learn and so little time but it’s such a rewarding instrument to play. Please keep up the great instruction and advice.

@paolopicchi7642 Год назад

Jay, Eric is one of my favourite players. This video is pure gold, I can't thank you enough.

@jonniejlo Год назад

I love seeing how the greats are still human and need to practice :D. Great video Jay/Eric. Really awesome.

@sundayjams7399 Год назад

When Eric complimented your playing you should have asked when he saw you play bass :>)

@zootMKVI Год назад

Well that sorted out my viewing for tonight - anyone want to buy a sax? ;)

@abworkshops Год назад

Great podcast Jay, really well put together, thank you. I'm looking forward to having Eric over for a masterclass in London in May 2024, exciting!

@omarortiz5487 Год назад

Such a great interview Jay! Eric is indeed one of my favorite saxophone players, and I had the pleasure to be one of his students in artist works. He is indeed an amazing educator. It’s great you had him on the show! Congrats!

@MrGuto Год назад

The first book he mentioned: Marcel Mule: Exercices journaliers

@JulianFernandez Год назад

36:00 practice part

@rs3018 Год назад

Thanks!

@LorenzHargassner Год назад

“The wand chooses the wizard as the saxophone chooses the saxophonist“ - that‘s totally my philosophy! 👍

@daleweiman196 Год назад

I saw Eric with Chick back in the mid-90s at Lawrence University. Got a chance to speak with him briefly and he was kind, gracious, and just a class act.

@bettersax Год назад

Yes, great guy.

@beckyn9338 Год назад

Jay, I keep coming back to this. I can’t remember if I commented or not, but in case I did not….this is a fantastic interview. I have sent it to some friends because it is so positive and has some great little pearls of wisdom. Love Eric’s playing and have enjoyed getting to know him better through this interview. Great job! Great choice of subject to interview! Thanks for this!

@cdstoc Год назад

I've been a big fan of Eric's since the Chick Corea days. I saw him at Spaghettini's a few years ago and spoke to him for a few minutes. Amazing player and very nice person.

@WillShattuck Год назад

This was amazing Jay. Thank you very much. I’m a 53 year old dad getting back into saxophone and clarinet after 25+ years of not playing.

@directcurrent5751 8 месяцев назад

BEST saxophone related channel.

@douggubbe 29 дней назад

Awesome interview. Thank you

@emem2766 Год назад

Greetings from Poland; great channel; great playing; great Mr Marienthal; thank you!

@ChrisMarino-f5m Год назад

Great interview and inspiring to listen this sax great. I've taken EM's classes at Artist Works and they've been very helpful.

@justinkirkwood9637 Год назад

Another great interview thanks Jay. Love the story about the mistaken identity😂 Also loads of great information that will definitely help me to focus on my practice routine.

@Edu_ribeiro Год назад

Wow... Eric is a legend! Thanks Jay for sharing a such amazing content with us. 😊

@YvonneAnnHill Год назад

That is the very first podcast I have ever listened to ! What inspirational down to earth gentlemen you both are . Throughly enjoyed it . I'm at the very beginning of my saxophone journey ( learning for almost 6 months ) Practising is part of my everyday life now , and I have great neighbours who don't mind my daily 2 hour practise sessions . Luckily my strangled duck impression is getting less and less as time goes on . Thank you Jay .

@wilsonbamiseadeosun5727 Год назад

First, Eric is a wonderful human being. That's the first thing that strikes me about him. I love him so much. Thanks Jay, this' great conversation.

@robstevens9590 Год назад

Great interview! So much helpful info along with the cool stories! -- It is amazing that he still has the Mark VI he got when he was teen! (I bought a Mark VI alto in the late 60's, but it got stolen in the 70's.)

@ramonvega8140 Год назад

Excellent interview of my long time fav alto pro. Thanks for doing this! Looking forward to the next one!

@TheAdrian1491 Год назад

Eric is amazing!! Love yo see Nelson Rangell in one of these series!!

@ChipTheMusicMan Год назад

Excellent interview Jay - loved it! Also big thanks to Eric for sharing everything he did. I'll definitely be thinking about some takeaways in the coming days 🙏

@saxman3336 Год назад

I just love this video, its so helpful knowing what the greats have been through, it help tremendously, thanks allot for this vid guys.

@BADonnelly65 8 месяцев назад

Just listened to this interview with Eric for the 4th time since it first dropped-amazing. Picked up new stuff each time that either inspired me, challenged me to practice more and better or just increase my esteem for Eric if that’s even possible. Thanks, Jay, for bringing such valuable content forward.

@nigelcreasy8234 8 месяцев назад

Jay this is an amazing interview with a wealth of valuable information. Thank you so much

@bettersax 8 месяцев назад

My pleasure!

@sergeisanych118 Год назад

Wow!Thank you so much!❤🙏

@phelps1485 Год назад

Silly question coming from a guitar player who loves hearing 🎷 and has some sax envy. Can you develop a lisp from playing?

@bettersax Год назад

@sorenfuhrer401 Год назад

Awesome interview. What a humble and loveable guy! Thanks for the treat

@TonyAguirreJazz Год назад

I met Eric and Jeff Lorber after his show in Seattle and he was the nicest guy ever. Great interview

@MarkPeotter Год назад

@BetterSax Thank you so much for this interview! Eric Marienthal has always been one of my favorites. I especially love his recordings with the Chick Corea Elektrik Band. Thanks for talking about the gear. The stories Eric shared reveal the same desires and fears we all have.

@MartyPaoletta Год назад

Great interview!! Great advice on having your contact info on or in your case. I left my newly purchased MkVI Tenor at a gig.Two of us had similar tenor cases. It was dark in the club and it looked like my case. So I took his Yamaha tenor by mistake! Luckily I realized as soon as I got home. The gig was close so we exchanged horns. Whew!

@crhistiansaxo Год назад

My God! thank you Jay for giving us Erick marienthal in an open way. Amazing!!! 🙌🏽

@bettersax Год назад

My pleasure!!

@BrianBurgess-jg6bs Год назад

Great content Jay; what dedication! Thank for posting cheers

@latinkeys1 Год назад

Thanks Bettersax for posting this. EM is one of my saxophone heroes! He is so human and real and such a master! It was a pleasure to hear this interview

@bettersax Год назад

thank you!

@kasperkat454 Год назад

you both seems like such wholesome dudes -So inspirational!

@michaelmullmusic Год назад

Thank you Jay and Eric, really wonderful stuff!

@morenoluponi5006 Год назад

The real talent is to keep practicing 8 hours a day for 10 years. With that mindset everyone can become at least a master.

@craigray4775 Год назад

Fantastic interview, great insights. Great thanks to all involved!

@mr.estebansax Год назад

this is amazing! Great content. I put my reeds in Listerine (yellow, original), it works perfect.

@davidadegoke8369 Год назад

Man this is good! Love that embouchure

@sw3105 Год назад

Jay! The quality of your videos. Your honesty. Your openness. The editing. The interviews with fellow musicians. Everything...... It's magic! Don't stop doing what you're doing. You're brilliant. Thanks man 🙂👍

@bettersax Год назад

Thank you.

@newbiostat Год назад

This was a great interview! I went and bought the Kindle version of the book immediately, very inexpensive. Support fellow musicians.

@neilripsch6624 8 месяцев назад

Eric/Jay - wow, what a great interview, full of knowledge and enthusiasm. I’m headed to the practice room. Neil

@ccarington Год назад

36:00 - i thought i was practicing

@sarahjacksonandbuhaina5297 Год назад

I left my horn (Selmer VII) on a bus once. 😅 I still have it (that was in 1983). The bus lost property handed it back to me shaking their head saying I’m not even going to ask what’s in there. . .

@Bwahzehdezooner Год назад

Great conversation. I'm older than either of you and an old rocker from Texas. I picked up an alto a year ago (Yamaha YAS280) and loved it so much I bought a Selmer Axos tenor. I'm still a "seat of the pants" player, stumbling along, playing by ear. One of the first tunes I grabbed onto was Cannonball's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", which is as you both know, a tune that is in an easy key for alto. Eric and Brad Rambur did a fun live version of it, and I've learned a bit from that too. Thanks for the tips...

@istina71 Год назад

Thank you very much for the wonderful interview with Eric! Eric Marienthal is the teacher I study with from his textbook and from his videos. I play on Erik's mouthpiece, and I consider this mouthpiece to be the best (for myself). Thank you very much again! ❤👍🎷🎷🎷🔥

@dakota3047 Год назад

I LIVE off inspiration. I love this💕💕

@chriscoulter1358 15 дней назад

That practice regimen really explains/tells a lot. I went to college with Dave Weckl and he too practiced like crazy “did the work” so to speak. It’s a heavy sacrifice/discipline to be sure. Thank you!!

@tobiaszsiankiewicz1317 Год назад

I met Eric in Opole, Poland, in 2000 or 2001 - I was 15 back then. This guy is the nicest person ever, and a killer player of course. Also, I know the book of Eric that you mention in your vlog. This book is a life-long exercise encyklopedia. It looks simple until you start working on it. Eric was a big inspiration in my early development times. Thank YOU ERIC!

@wildman166 10 месяцев назад

Thank you Jay for sharing this great interview ! It was very informative, with great stories . , It really looked like you guys hit it off, and that made for this great podcast . Keep up the great work , I hope you have more cool interviews like this Jay . Take care gentlemen .

@geoffcsax Год назад

A great interview. I used to be one of Eric's Artistworks students, he has amazing knowledge and incredible attention to detail, as well as being a great guy.

@bettersax Год назад

Couldn't agree more!

@sidneiramalho Год назад

Wow what a treat! Thanks Jay and Eric for the amazing conversation. I had the opportunity to have a class with Eric during COVID. Great guy! Impossible to watch this video and don't want to go practice. 😊

@ezequielequielfernandez Год назад

Thank you for this wonderful video , it’s so different , you guys both are very profesional , and at the same time very humble. Thank you again .

@jasonjones7461 Год назад

I love all musicians even ones that play diff music and diff instruments than me. I play guitar and Joe Satriani is my favorite player so might give ya an idea of what i like to play. But the same passion lives in ALL musicians. Music is akin to math, which is the language of the entire universe itself.

@victor_sax2006 Год назад

This is the best video, next time you can do podcast with Gerald Albright ❤

@tmcnelis Год назад

Fantastic. So much to digest here. And his playing, even just in a video/podcast like this, is ridiculous.

@Dionpr1 Год назад

Thanks Jay and Eric for an informative chat. Much appreciated. Nice to know also that CP just puts a reed on the mouthpiece and leaves it there till it's 'done'. I've been doing that for years now and it works for me.