The Saxophone instructor at the Academy was blown away by your playing Johnny and could tell immediately that you are a pro-level player. What he told me is that most people don’t realize just how much work, practice, time, countless mistakes, etc.. it takes to get to your level. He really digs what you’re doing; he’s more into a lot of modern jazz type stuff with the Soprano–which is his favorite Saxophone–but said he LOVES to hear classic R&B, 50s Rock, etc. played with Tenor. I asked him why doesn’t he pull out the Tenor and start playing those things himself; he replied that most of the students he works with are on Alto or Soprano because they’re the easiest Saxophones to play and it’s a good starting point and because of that he wants to stay on “the same page” as others he works with. He was looking at your videos, nodding his head and had a BIG smile on his face 🙂
