I was recently asked to play a three hour improvised solo saxophone gig. I had no preconceived ideas or plans, I just improvised. After doing some reflection on what did and didn’t work, I’ve compiled some tips and ideas for solo saxophone improvisation.
I was not sponsored or asked to mention any of the venues or curated art works, just reflecting a cool experience I had with them.
The art shown was curated by Andrew Varano of Sweet Pea. You can find more of their work here:
sweetpea.gallery/
The creators/artists of the works in shown in the video are as follows (in order of appearance in the final montage)
Work 1: Marla Bendini
Work 2: Patrick William Carter
Work 3: Patrick William Carter
Work 4: Luisa Hansal
Work 5: Nazerul Ben Dzulkefli
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - The Gig
02:24 - Not What I Expected
03:37 - Joe Henderson Story
05:53 - Long Form Improvisation Is Valuable
07:16 - Melody Is King
08:43 - Start With Intention (Robert Henri)
11:15 - Playing Montage
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30 июл 2024
