The Art of the Saxophone Section: The Saxes of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

The saxophone section of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra talk candidly about their love of playing big band music, their admiration for Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, and the importance of playing in this type of large ensemble for aspiring professional musicians. The saxes also play a few of the more famous Thad Jones solis for the viewers.

[@Intimidator39]

I could listen to these legends talk all day long!

[@stangetz534]

I love that their horns are on the table

[@FilmsterStudios]

This was amazing. As a fellow sax player it was really cool to hear all this input and advice!
Sax solis
26:29
51:28

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[@marcdoffey3464]

Thank you so much for making that interview!!! It makes at least my life happier! :-)

[@saldrich3226]

Great interviews. Got a chuckle out of you saying “Xerox all the parts.”

[@MusicLiberates]

Watching this for the third time now. What a great interview and presentation! Fantastic insights from these uber experienced saxophonists. The performance solis are an added bonus! Thanks, Ed!

[@Joffewoodwinds]

Thanks for spending so much time with it. A true honor to hear that sax section in action. What a shame that commercialism and poor cultural tastes here in the U.S. have made the sax section virtually obsolete.

[@UncleTerry1001]

Thank you Ed for helping preserve and advance this Important legacy of such wonderful artists- both the performers and the composers.

[@gcsings]

Wow this is amazing. Great and very talented cats. It's so wonderful to hear them tell their stories. Thank you Ed. Hope you're well.

[@joelsilver7199]

Great!!!

[@The_Large_Band]

Cannot tell you how great it is to hear Lynn Oliver's name again! Oh, how I miss him! Lynn left a college kid with a lifelong love of The Big Band 'form' - so many great memories of that Broadway studio and _The Red Blazer Too_... Dick's comment at th-cam.com/video/GNIIswWHV_I/w-d-xo.html is spot on: I've made a point to call ours a _Reading Band_ and a _Workshop Band_. And our focus really is on mostly younger players, many of whom have no real exposure to the form.
Really enjoying the conversation, guys! Thanks so much!

[@FernandoBrufal]

Amazing interview Ed!!! Thanks!

[@frederikvillmow9592]

Thanks for making and sharing this!

[@a-flattwo1530]

Thanks so much for posting this! really inspiring

[@smoke09able]

Great interview Ed of a bunch great sax players. I'm a sax player in a Monday night big band and now I know where the day selection comes from.

[@stpd1957]

This is a fabulous video, thank you.

[@hudsoncampos5976]

Amazing!!!

[@andrewlong2272]

I'm in Minnesota. I'm waiting for you.

[@wpdoyle]

Andrew Long Hop on plane like I did. Saw them 2 nights ago and was the most incredible jazz show I’ve been to. All these guys were there except Smulyan. Each of these guys is a TOWERING soloist. Absolutely world class across the board.

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Sax solis
26:29
51:28

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What is the play that Oatts' references @52:30

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