National Saxophone Day

The recent National Saxophone Day to honor those great saxophonists out there. Everyone has a favorite! I am sharing my favorite 10 saxophonists of all time for the year of 2023. . .

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Top 10, Counting Down:

• Number 10: Grover Washington Jr.
  Bands: Spirit
• Number 9: David Sanborn
  Bands: SOLO & Multiple artists
  
• Number 8: Sadao Watanabe
  Bands: SOLO & Multiple artists
  
• Number 7: Branford Marsalis
  Bands: SOLO & Multiple artists
• Number 6: Lonnie Liston Smith
  Bands: SOLO ARTIST
  
• Number 5: George Howard
  Bands: SOLO ARTIST
  
• Number 4: Sam Riney
  Bands: SOLO ARTIST
• Number 3: Jeff Kashiwa
  Bands: The Rippingtons, The Sax Pack & SOLO
• Number 2: Paul Carman
  Bands: The Rippingtons, Frank Zappa, & SOLO
• Number 1: Kenny G
  Bands: SOLO & Many collaborations including The Rippingtons‘ first album
  World Record: Kenny G earned his place in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1997 for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone using circular breathing (E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds at J&R Music World in New York City).

A Few Facts:
I am sharing some important, and not so trivial info on saxophones. . .

Types of Saxophones:

• Alto saxophone
• Tenor saxophone
• Baritone saxophone
• Soprano saxophone
• Sopranino saxophone
• Contrabass saxophone
• Subcontrabass saxophone
• C melody saxophone
• Bass saxophone
• Mezzo-soprano saxophone
• Sopranissimo
• C soprano saxophone
• Sopranissimo saxophone
• Tenor
• Tubax

Major Brands of Saxophones:

• Yamaha
• Henri Selmer Paris
• Yanagisawa
• Julius Keilwerth
• Jean Paul
• Mendini
• Selmer
• Buescher Band Instrument Company
• Cannonball
• P. Mauriat
• Conn-Selmer
• Yanagisawa
• Glory Professional
• Reeds

The Present:
People still love the saxophone. . .the sound, the playing and the players!

The Future:
The future definitely needs young recruits to take the stages all across the world. . .

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Baritone saxophone, closeup shot, musician by U.S. Naval Academy is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

National Saxophone Day