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The Sound and me #14 avec Géraldine Laurent

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The Sound and me #14 with Géraldine Laurent

The French saxophonist Géraldine Laurent, awarded at the Victoires du Jazz 2020 for her album Cooking, wonders about her relationship with the sound...

Dans les coulisses du Supreme : le rôle central de l’équipe Recherche et Développement

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Supreme, behind the scenes: the central role of the Research and Development team

Last February, we featured the Supreme alto saxophone, an instrument of which the smallest acoustic, mechanical, ergonomic and aesthetic details have been carefully thought out. Jonathan Cottier, head of the...

Bec Echo : Un partenaire précieux pour tous les clarinettistes

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Echo, a must-have mouthpiece for all clarinetists

Working closely with internationally renowned clarinetists, such as Philippe Berrod and Jérôme Verhaeghe, the Henri SELMER Paris Research & Development teams have developed a mouthpiece that is resolutely in step...

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History Notes #07: Last Super Sax

Today, Douglas Pipher examines the history of rare and little-known instruments: the Dorsey model, and a number of Radio Improved instruments made several years after the Balanced Action was released.

Jazz at Lincoln Center rend hommage à John Coltrane

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Jazz at Lincoln Center pays tribute to John Coltrane

The 2021 spring season at Jazz at Lincoln Center will end on a high note on Thursday with a concert devoted entirely to John Coltrane, in particular his legendary album...

Kriss Valentin : une BD musicale, un projet transversal

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Kriss Valentin: a musical comic strip, a transversal project

Accompanied by five musicians and six cartoonists, saxophonist Giordano Muto tells us nine stories through a superb musical comic strip…

L'Apollo Saxophone Quartet accompagne les films muets avec "Journey Across the Impossible"

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The Apollo Saxophone Quartet accompanies silent movies with "Journey Across the Impossible"

The quartet has chosen a collection of short films, many from the pioneering days of film experimentation in the early 1900s, and set them to original scores. This project will...

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History Notes #06 : Balanced Action

It laid the foundation for the modern saxophone, established itself in the American market and was adopted by jazz giants such as Coleman Hawkins and Paul Desmond... Discover the history...

Voices of Hope, le festival en ligne du Carnegie Hall

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Voices of Hope, Carnegie Hall's online festival

Carnegie Hall recently launched its first free online music and arts festival: Voices of Hope. It features 100 events organized by Carnegie Hall and nearly 40 leading cultural and academic...

Immersion au Musée des Instruments de Musique de Bruxelles (MIM)

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Immersion in the Brussels Museum of Musical Instruments (MIM)

Founded in 1877, the MIM has one of the richest and most diversified collections in the world, with more than 8,000 instruments of which 1,200 are on public display.

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