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The Sound and me #24 avec Hannah Horton
Artistes

The Sound and me #24 with Hannah Horton

Saxophonist, composer and rising star of UK Jazz, Hannah Horton roots her music in not only jazz, but also folk and funk. She has showcased her skills alongside great artists...

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History Notes #12 : Le Super Action 80
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History Notes #12 : Super Action 80

For the last episode of the season, Douglas Pipher talks about the last historic saxophone made by the House of SELMER: the Super Action 80, which would be followed a...

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Choisir son bec
Tuto & conseils

How to select a mouthpiece

Not so easy to choose a mouthpiece ! Although seemingly very simple in shape, this accessory is actually quite complex product, as essential for the beginner as for the professional.

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Le saxophone dans la musique classique

The saxophone in classical music

Although the saxophone came into its own with jazz in the 20th century, the instrument was designed for classical music. Its inventor, Adolphe Sax, wanted to make it an instrument...

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The Sound and me #23 avec David El Malek
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The Sound and me #23with David El Malek

At the age of just twenty, without any precise professional project, employed during the day in an ice cream company, David El Malek bought himself a tenor saxophone as well...

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La ville de Dinant inaugure un saxophone géant en hommage à SELMER
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The city of Dinant inaugurates a giant saxophone in tribute to SELMER

The city of Dinant (Belgium), birthplace of Adolphe Sax, and the International Adolphe Sax Association, paid a magnificent tribute to Henri SELMER Paris on Sunday, September 18, to celebrate their...

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[vidéos] De jeunes motion designers portent leur regard sur le saxophone
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[videos] Young motion designers take a look at the saxophone

On the occasion of the SELMER saxophones centenary, we gave the floor to the students of the Gobelins - École de l'image, in order to have the young generation's point...

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Mozart Clarinet Works, le nouvel album de Raphaël Sévère
Artistes

Mozart Clarinet Works, Raphaël Sévère new album

The clarinetist releases a new album dedicated to Mozart's concerto and quintet, in collaboration with the Modigliani Quartet and the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris conducted by Lars Vogt.

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Hackathon Musik Maker : 2 jours pour ré-imaginer l’usage des instruments à vent et les codes du spectacle vivant !
Évènements

Hackathon Musik Maker: 2 days to re-imagine the use of wind instruments and the codes of live performance!

Two days of teamwork in immersion at the Château Éphémère (78), around new technologies of musical creation, digital instrument making and DIY, to invent new sound and scenic devices and...

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The Sound and me #22 avec Arno Bornkamp
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The Sound and me #22 with Arno Bornkamp

Arno Bornkamp's saxophone style is strongly rooted in the 20th century French tradition: his primary teachers were, in addition to Ed Bogaard, the French saxophone legends Daniel Deffayet and Jean-Marie...

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