Author name: Jorge Villa

Violinist-violist and teacher, graduated from the Rafael Orozco Superior Conservatory of Music of Córdoba, Spain.

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Frank Catalano: “If We Can Navigate Through the Music in a More Calm Fashion It Will Let Our Creativity Shine”

Today, we have the jazz musician Frank Catalano, an extraordinary talent. Nobody else can claim to have played with some of the greatest of all time, such as Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Stan Getz, Betty Carter, Tony Bennett, and Tito Puente, among others, all while in high school! Discover more of his history.

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Paul Forsyth: “Performing With an Oboist Presents Different, Sometimes Eye-Opening, Challenges”

In this new interview with Paul Forsyth, he talks about his new recording “Metamorphosis” with the Three Reeds Duo. He also takes us through his career and shares his inspired approach to saxophone pedagogy and his warm-up routine. Are you going to miss this?

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Todd Oxford: “The Technique of Playing Must Be Intertwined With Performance Artistry to Share Great Emotion and Love With the Audience”

We have the opportunity to speak with Todd Oxford. His students at Texas State University have such luck to have a teacher that has accumulated so much experience as a soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. Today, he is our luck to have him with us, to get to know his vision of the saxophone.

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Woody Witt: “It Is Essential to Get the Students to Assess Their Own Playing as Soon as Possible”

Today we are speaking with Woody Witt (Affiliate Artist in Jazz Studies at the University of Houston, and Professor at Houston Community College, Texas, USA), a teacher who strives to give a great technical base and the greatest possible autonomy to his students, while still being very active playing in concerts and recording albums.

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Mindi Abair: “You Can’t Ask for Anything More in a Band Than to Play With Friends and Have These Musicians That Inspire You to Get Better Every Night”

On this occasion, we are speaking with Mindi Abair, a two-time Grammy-nominated saxophonist, about her touring schedule and her last album, which just hit the shelves a few days ago.

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