Saxophone Exercise: Play for Control, Not Speed
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 5:52pm
Eric Marienthal is one of the most sought after jazz saxophonists of our time. He’s a GRAMMY® winner and 8-time nominee who's played and recorded with the Chick Corea Electrik Band and is currently the lead sax player for the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band. Eric’s been teaching amateurs and professional saxophone players alike at ArtistWorks.com since 2015.
Tour Discussion Panel Live
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:05am
Recently we had the pleasure of visiting a few of our teachers backstage during a tour their respective groups were doing together. Eric Marienthal and John Patitucci are original members of the Chick Corea Electric Band, and they were doing a US tour with Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, of which Howard Levy is an original lineup member on harmonica and piano.
The two powerhouse virtuoso bands were performing at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University, which isn't not too far away from the ArtistWorks headquaters so we brought some cameras out to record some great musical discussion backstage. This is the first time we've had these three amazing musicians in a discussion panel candidly talking about touring together and being a touring musician in general. The cameras rolled for well over an hour and in that time they shared tour stories including highlights, tips for people getting into that world, horror stories and much more.
Update: All parts of this discussion series are now available. Check it out in the +Music section!
Live at the Blue Note: ArtistWorks Jazz Allstars
Tue, 04/25/2017 - 12:51pm
Making their debut performance at the Blue Note Napa, we're proud to introduce the ArtistWorks Jazz Allstars! Featuring Eric Marienthal on sax, George Whitty on keys, Nathan East on bass, and Peter Erskine on drums. This was an incredibly rare lineup of ArtistWorks teachers and we were honored to film it for our students here!
As an ArtistWorks Exclusive, we've just added a special 2-part segment we recorded before the show about their ideas and methods on improvisation.
Also available:
- "Northern Cross" by Peter Erskine from the album First Steps Ahead and recently rearranged for his Dr.Um album.
- "Sir Duke", the Stevie Wonder hit re-imagined by Nathan East for this version that appeared on his debut solo album.
- "101 Eastbound", written by Nathan East
- "Baby Cakes", written by Eric Marienthal & Jeff Lorber
- "Hipnotherapy", written by Peter Erskine
- "Goodbye Flash Superboy", written by George Whitty
- "Renaissance Man", written by George Whitty
- "Puentes", written by Chuck Loeb & Eric Marienthal
- "Hawaii Bathing Suite", written by Peter Erskine
- "Last Minute Blues", written by Chuck Loeb & Eric Marienthal
- Plus "How to Prepare for a Gig" and more!
It's all available in the Learn Area, here's how to find it: From anywhere within your school, click on the Learn icon on the left, then choose the +Music tab, and in there you’ll see it labled as "ArtistWorks Jazz Allstars - Live at the Blue Note in Napa".
5 Air Support Tips that Will Make Playing Sax a Bit Easier
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 4:50pm
How you hold your sax is important, of course. Posture is a key component for any musician when it comes down to it. But there's another important technique saxophone players need to practice: proper breathing. Also known as air support, no sax player should underestimate the need for proper breathing and abdominal support when playing.
Plainly put, if you don't have the correct air support, your playing will suffer and who wants that? Nobody, that's who.
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