Crossover Saxophone: Mouthpiece advice for playing multiple styles

In the second part of Jim’s interview with Saxophonist and Lecturer Rob Buckland, they dig into becoming a multi-disciplinarian. Rob discusses his history across Jazz and Classical and why, in the end, it mostly comes down to the player.
⏰Timestamps ⏰
0:00 intro
00:49 Video Rundown
1:33 Becoming a Crossover Saxophonist
3:42 Playing Classically on a Classical & Jazz Mouthpiece
4:17 Marrying the Jazz and Classical Worlds
5:26 Benefits of Having Multiple Mouthpieces
7:53 Playing Jazz on a Classical & Jazz Mouthpiece
8:18 Embouchure Differences Between Jazz & Classical
10:33 Gaining Control of the Mouthpiece & Your Sound
13:18 Outro
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[@nickpilgrim1966]

Really insightful chat. Love the demo clips as well. Thx guys. 👍

[@saxworldwide]

Many thanks Nick.

[@bobblues1158]

Great analysis. And for sure I have several pieces with me to cope with the room and the vibe.

[@francistaylor5097]

Really interesting discussion. I am a crossover tenor player and use two great set ups.

[@raseshgandhi6702]

Thank you so much for information

[@AcevedoDMA]

You can get away with using a good medium chamber mouthpiece to play various styles or music. However, there isn’t really anything that will let you play serious classical and anything else properly. I usually suggest to students one mouthpiece for classical and then another mouthpiece for everything else.

[@paoloalbano4690]

This video is a marvelous example of British philosophy.. so serious and passionate at the same time.. we all, sorry, I miss you so much in EU..
BTW, marvelous classical sound IMO of jazz player as I am. Thank you guys

[@saxworldwide]

Many thanks Paolo. And a lot of us in the UK miss those in the EU too!

[@hadijedari]

👌🔥🔥

[@saxophoneclarinetsetc4554]

Ideally of course, playing should require very little physical effort or strain.Just wanted to throw that into the mix- you don t want to get into habits that can cause injuries.

[@MrBoybergs]

Someone been going to the gym lately? :)

[@saxworldwide]

Fun fact: Jim used to be a semi-professional cyclist! Multi-talented fella our Jim!

[@thenotoriusbp]

gym goes to the jim

[@mrs.bloxx-li]

@@thenotoriusbp as long as he dosen’t become a Jordan…😊