Just over six years ago, I had an accident on a gig – I broke two of my teeth on my metal Otto Link. Even though I had the teeth fixed, I couldn’t handle the vibration of the mouthpiece against…

Don’t worry, it all works out a few choruses later.

In 2018, I was finally getting comfortable on the baritone saxophone as my primary instrument. I had sold all of my other gear, I had been playing in both large…

In May, I dropped my Sebastian Knox mouthpiece. As soon as it hit the floor in my office, I knew the tip had broken. I had played that mouthpiece for a couple of years in every situation, and although I…

My first experiences as a full-time baritone saxophonist were in horn sections. I was really excited to take this challenge on and I did not know that this would shape the next five years (and beyond) of my career.

For…

While my first “permanent” baritone saxophone experiences were in R’n’B or Soul horn sections, I feel that being a baritone saxophonist in a big band. When Ed Lister formed the Prime Rib Big Band in March 2017, I was called…

“Do you know that bari song?”

Nearly every baritone saxophonist has been asked that question. The song in question is Ronnie Cuber’s intro to the Mingus Big Band’s version of “Moanin'”.

It’s an iconic statement in the baritone saxophone solo…

I had many moments of doubt in my first year of being a baritone saxophonist. I was really concerned with keeping work, booking new gigs, what people thought of my switch, and most importantly, how I sounded.

It took me…

I remember my first really great experience playing the baritone saxophone. It was in Elora, Ontario on a New Years gig with a jazz trio. I remember saying to the band, “I think that I could play this horn full…