Jason Gay; How Embracing Jazz History Shaped His Performing Career, Ep 241

 We’re back! 🎷🎙️

After a short break, Everything Saxophone Podcast returns with an incredible episode featuring Jason Gay!

Donna sits down with Jason for a fascinating conversation about his journey in music, the gear he swears by, and the lessons he's learned along the way.

Here's the highlights of the episode: 

🎷 How Donna met Jason
🎷 Why ligature matters
🎷 Why Jason loves Jody Jazz mouthpieces
🎷 More onto his gear and set-up
🎷 How he got into music
🎷 Lesson from Joe Viola
🎷 Tip from Eddie Bayard
🎷 Why improving his tone takes most of his practice time
🎷 Similarities of learning a language to music
🎷 Sidney Bechet and his influence to Jason
🎷 His new book about Sidney Bechet
🎷 How joining the Navy Band opened up many opportunities

This episode is packed with inspiration and valuable insights for every saxophonist and music lover. 🎧 Tune in now and let us know your favorite takeaway in the comments! 

Find Jason Gay's links HERE.

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