Let’s Talk About the Saxophone Now the saxophone. The alto saxophone wonderful instrument in those days it was not supposed to uh I don’t “Steve Lacey” (extraordinary doubler), so you’re not supposed to play only the soprano you know… you have to know how to play something else. So, my father gave me an alto… [Read More]
Masterclass Volume 1 by Paquito D’Rivera
Some of My Instruments (Paquito D’Rivera, published his first video Masterclass talking about his instruments. This is the first in the series.) Okay, okay… hello everybody. Paquito D’Rivera here. Well here with a collection, my toys collection. I have a lot of fun playing these instruments. Jazz Doublers Let’s talk about doublers. I’m not a… [Read More]
Paquito D’Rivera and Quinteto Cimarron Virtual Performance
YouTube video of Paquito D’Rivera and Quinteto Cimarrón performing “Almendra” On May 1, Paquito D’Rivera and Quinteto Cimarron got together online to perform one of their favorite concert pieces. The ensemble has performed many times with D’Rivera on tours and decided this is a great time to play together online. Almendra” is by Abelardo Valdes,… [Read More]