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Musée SELMER : les inventions d'Adolphe Sax
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SELMER Museum : the inventions of Adolphe Sax

Best known for the invention of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax has actually filed multiple patents for wind instruments such as the saxhorn, saxotromba, saxtuba, slide trombone... In 1929, Henri SELMER...

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Claude Delangle, la sagesse du corps
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Claude Delangle and the body wisdom

Professor at the CNSM in Paris, Claude Delangle also chairs the Conservatoire's Sports and Cultural Association (ASCCV). Himself an adept of the Pilates, he invites each musician to take care...

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Classe d'été de saxophone en ligne [août 2020]
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Online Saxophone Summer School [august 2020]

The traditional "Harrogate Saxophone Summer school" will take place online this year, under the direction of Rob Buckland. See you from August 23rd to 26th... from your living room.

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The Sound and me #04 avec Branford Marsalis
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The Sound and me' #04 with Branford Marsalis

For this new episode, American saxophonist Branford Marsalis evoked his memories with Art Blakey and Benny Golson, obsession with Coltrane's sound, Dexter Gordon's rhythmic placement, old recordings and his passionnate...

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Pierrick Pédron x John Coltrane : Countdown (rewind)
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Pierrick Pédron x John Coltrane : Countdown (rewind)

For Pierrick Pédron, the lockdown was an opportunity to work the saxophone in a different way and to conceive a crazy project: deconstructing a piece by learning it from end...

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Un choeur international de clarinettes Selmer
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An international choir of Selmer clarinets

If the experience of lockdown has been trying for many of us, it has also been the occasion for unprecedented collaborations between artists from all over the world…

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Célébrons les cent ans de Charlie Parker
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Charlie Parker's 100th birthday

The year 2020 marks the centenary of saxophonist Charlie Parker, one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz. To mark the occasion, Sunset-Sunside is organizing a series...

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African Blackwood Conservation Project préserve les ressources naturelles
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African Blackwood Conservation Project preserves natural resources

Active within the Chambre Syndicale de la Facture instrumentale (CSFI - French Union of Instrument Makers), Henri SELMER Paris supports the African Blackwood Conservation Project initiative. Initiated around the replanting...

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Les instruments historiques Henri SELMER Paris
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Historical Henri SELMER Paris instruments

From model 22 to Tribute to Bird collection via the Mark VI, from the metal clarinet to Series 10S via the Centered Tone, but also from the guitar to the...

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The Sound and me #03 avec Joshua Hyde
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The Sound and me' #03 with Joshua Hyde

As part of our program The Sound and me, australian saxophonist and composer Joshua Hyde invited to reflect on the relationship between the instrument, the music played, and the composer's...

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