Sax on the Web

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Description: Tales of developing and enhancing a Saxophone site on the WWW. Random observations of playing jazz and blues.

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Analysis on the Finnish Parliamentary Election

The recent Parliament Election in Finland has been created some wild items in European newspapers and also in NY Times:Finland’s Turn to Right Sends Shivers Through Euro ZoneThe parties who lost most...

24 apr 11

The Finnish Winter War Remembered [YouTube]

Seventy years ago today, March 13, 1940, ended the Winter war started by Soviet Russia unprovoked. (Music: Finlandia by Jean Sibelius).

13 mar 10

It takes two to tango and play flute

Juliette Hurel and Benoit Fromanger co-operating.

13 mar 10

The Making of the New SOTW Logo – Part 1

This is from Kim Pelletier, the resident Sax on the Web artist. (Earlier Sax on the Web logos.) With Sax On The Web’s 10 year anniversary behind us and now with its recent upgrade and new look, I dec...

25 feb 10

Sax on the Web Forum upgrade

Update (Jan-16-10): As a new feature there is now Sax on the Web Forum Portal Or you can go directly to the SOTW Forum The Sax on the Web article site is still there. Hope you'll like it,

12 jan 10

Improvisation Basics 5: The Right Notes At The Right Time

I routinely review Sax on the Web older contents checking out link changes and other things which may have changed over time. It was my pleasure to rediscover Andew Campbell's article "The Right Note...

18 dec 09

Field Marshal Mannerheim and Finland's Independence

Carl Gustaf Emil MannerheimThis photograph is in the Public domain On December 6th Finland celebrates her 92nd Independence Day. This week seventy years ago Soviet Russia attacked Finland without dec...

04 dec 09

Charlie Andrews - BBQ Smoking Hot

Charlie Andrews was a fine gentleman from the Southern USA, and a friend of the Sax on the Web. Charlie A, was a professional sax player and teacher since the early 1950’s. He was well known for his ...

30 nov 09

Another One Bites The Dust: Karmann Gone Bust

Ragtop lovers, get out your rags and cry. German maker Karmann, famous for its Karmann Ghia and later for many ragtop versions produced for makers such as Audi, Ford, Mercedes, Porsche, Renault and V...

17 nov 09

Lennie and Me - How I became a saxophone player?

This is an excerpt of the Interview: Lennie Niehaus (LN) by JazzWax (JW) JW: What was your first instrument? LN: The violin. My dad was my teacher. He was born in Russia and had attended the S...

12 nov 09

Drummer Matti Oiling died suddenly

Published first on October 6, 2009 by YLE; the Finnish Broadcasting Company. A versatile drummer and band leader Kaj-Matti Oiling is dead. Mr. Oiling, born in 1942, died suddenly in Fuengirola, Spain...

05 nov 09

Improvisation Basics 4: Psyching Out Improv Demons

I participated in mid-1990s in Jazz Studio class taught by Roger Freundlich in Espoo, Finland. Roger later published an article in Down Beat Magazine (1998) about his teaching methods. Here is a summ...

03 nov 09

Jon R. Smith: White Trash, Michael Brecker, Philip Glass

"I used to occasionally hang out with Mike Brecker in NYC. We would both be sitting in with Paula Lockhart who had Howie Wyeth playing drums…Brecker told me that two of his favorite players were Jim ...

23 oct 09

Tim Price on How To Find Your Saxophone Sound

My good friend, Tim Price authored a comprehensive set of Jazz Lessons and Etudes for my web site, Sax on the Web. Tim is a Selmer Clinician, professional musician, jazz journalist and author. He tea...

18 oct 09

Bar Mendocino, Tall Ships, and Horses in the Lobby

What does this blog title mean? You figure it out, but it was another exhilarating Monday night (October 12, 2009) in the premier Helsinki roots/blues jam venue; Bar Mendocino. There were two reasons...

14 oct 09

Air Saxophone playing

Air Sax What guy doesn’t dream of rocking out on a saxophone? Posted using ShareThis

11 oct 09

Karmann Ghia's Clutch repaired

From a Karmann Ghia Discussion Group: Harri Rautiainen: KG clutch problem.re: Karmann Ghia -58 The clutch wire tube in the shaft tunnel is loose. This prevents adjusting the clutch. Any similar exper...

09 oct 09

Sax Wars#1 - A "silent" revenge of a little man

Hey, he said "Sax on the Web" twice, 0:55 and 1:55. But am I a neo-nazi? Did I destroy his father's musical career?

06 oct 09

Tipitina's, Tall Ships and Horses in the Lobby

"The Crossroads. That decision every musician must make. It came while sitting in a ramshackle tour bus, squeezed in between the great drummer Jack Pedlar and a 300 pound entertainer..." Part Two Int...

05 oct 09

The greatest invention since sliced bread – A Computer

My friend sent me this and I found it both amusing and nostalgic. I shortened it to include only the computer companies which I had a personal interest and of course DEC, my previous employer: Image ...

02 oct 09

Supa dupa fly: Kathleen Kent's The Heretics Daughter, thoughts and memories, sceneries of the mind

Supa dupa fly: Kathleen Kent's The Heretics Daughter, thoughts and memories, sceneries of the mindJournal entry of a Finnish immigrant brought up in Middlesex County in the Massachussetts Bay Colony ...

27 sep 09

Improvisation Basics 3: Blues Chord Progressions and other Rules

Image by haribote via Flickr Blues and Jazz go very much hand in hand. Starting with Blues is the way to get your feet wet in the difficult but rewarding art of improvising. Our approach is three-pro...

18 sep 09

Check out Evan Tate Interview

Title: Evan Tate InterviewLink: http://www.saxstation.com/evan -tate-interview.htm

17 sep 09

Improvisation Basics 2: Blues scales

John A asks: Can someone tell me how I can play blues and bebop scales? How is each of them different from the original major scales? Thanks!Harri R answers: Start from here: Pentatonic and blues sca...

26 aug 09

Lester Young — A Centennial Tribute

Lester Young via last.fmFor the lyricists of the Great American Songbook, it was difficult enough to say "I love you" in 32 bars, expressing all that passion and profundity in one brief chorus. Yet ...

25 aug 09

Ride The Wild Wind - Sonny Del-Rio Interview

Deep gutted. Full chromed. Slammed to the floor.Supercharged Merc’. Bustin’ for more.Blue smoke trailing,Stars tumbling out of the sky,My wild-eyed passenger screaming,'I don't wanna die!'Two weeks u...

13 aug 09

Is Jazz Dead?

No, it fust smells funny. ~Frank Zappa Alarming News: Can Jazz Be Saved? The audience for America’s great art form is withering awayBy TERRY TEACHOUT (AUGUST 9, 2009, Wall Street Journal) New York In...

11 aug 09

Color your Saxophone

Once you master your instrument, it is time to get it hand-painted. Look for various designs. Some other ideas: Have fun,