Instead of having a #SilentSunday - how about making some music? I fool around on the piano and I've been in a number of all-percussion bands. Do you have an instrument of choice?
OK. :: sets down suitcase :: Looks like I've moved over here from mastodon.social.
Seem to have lost my follows, but I think I can rebuild that.
So how about a little introduction post? I'm a woman in her '60s, living in Southeastern Pennsylvania. I have a partner, a 10-year old son, two Schipperkes, and five hens.
The question I ask myself a lot these days is, how do we survive the next century cooperatively? I'm alarmed by the risk of authoritarianism here in the US.
Born Today: Albert Ayler
Instrument: #Saxophone, tenor
Born: July 13, 1936
Died: November 25, 1970
His music was moving into the free #jazz genre but with his own unique style. He was not able to find work though in the US and moved to Sweden in 1962 where he made his first recordings. Later that year he recorded four albums with Don Cherry. In December he joined the Cecil Taylor group in Stockholm after seeing them play at a local venue.
Three Saxophones: Three vintage line-art baritone saxophones in a warm deep charcoal gray float on a sea of diamonds in rich verdigris patina--perfect for music lovers, sax players, and more. Available here in print and other forms: https://jon-woodhams.pixels.com/featured/three-saxophones-jon-woodhams.html
"Shabaka Hutchings is at the height of his powers as a saxophonist – but has given it up to play a Japanese flute that takes years to master. In London and Brazil, the multiple Mercury nominee explains why he has to resist the easy path, even if it puts his livelihood at risk."
OK, it's official. I am playing flute and saxophone with Una Canción Bonita at Cuatro Gato for South by Southwest, Tuesday, March 12, at 8:00 PM. Still pinching myself... #music#saxophone#flute#sxsw
I have a Selmer VI Bari sax from the 50s (78xxx series). Nothing else I have played sounds as good. However, ever since I got it in 1988, the middle A has been unstable. I just spent a boatload of money doing a light overhaul, but that damn A would still randomly overblow. Yesterday, I finally noticed that the socket where you put the neck was slightly warped and not truly round. Repairman fixed that today. Played great at the shop. Hope this was the problem! #saxophone#barisax#music
With the passing of Pharoah Sanders in September 2022, almost a year ago at the time of writing, and bearing in mind advances in sound-restoration technology, we can anticipate a stream of previously unissued Sanders recordings being released in the years ahead. If this outstanding 2-CD / 2-LP box set is anything to go by, bring it on. #jazz#saxophone
"Nine years after the release of the album that changed his life, the saxophonist is bringing new collaborators and new parts of himself into his work."