These are links to some of my favorite websites:
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| Gerald Albright | A great contemporary sax player. Definite jazz influence but also plays smooth jazz and R&B. |
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Saddened by his untimely passing, I will always remember his great playing and influence. 4/7/1951 - 12/5/02 |
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| Michael Brecker |
Incredible! The master of the tenor sax, and my greatest inspiration! 3/29/49 - 1/13/2007, I can't believe he's gone. His music carried me through an extremely tough time after my dad's death in 1988. I listened to his first album "Michael Brecker" pretty much non-stop for almost a year after my dad died of a heart attack when I was 17 years old. |
| Ibrecker.com | A great website with a wealth of information about Mr. Brecker including some outstaning audio clips. Kudos to Paul Croteau for this site! |
| Michael Brecker Live Recordings | This guy has collected pretty much every bootleg audio & video recording, plus solo transcriptions and will trade with others. |
| Nick Brignola | One of the finest baritone sax players and woodwind doublers, he died much too young just like many of his peers. 7/17/36 - 2/8/02 His passing was on the 25th anniversary of the date I started playing the sax. |
| Cadence Music | The finest music store in Florida! Home of the best deals on new instruments. |
| Ed Calle | Premier Jazz & Contemporary Tenor Saxophonist, Session Musician & Solo Artist |
| Gary Campbell | My 2nd teacher at U.M. He Expanded my jazz vocabulary and solved my reed dilemma! |
| Cybersax | Site with much information about vintage saxes, history, engraving, and other cool stuff. |
| Richard Elliot | An influence in my smooth-jazz stylings as well as a great tenor sound! |
| Ferree's Tools | Excellent source of band instrument repair tools and supplies. High quality, low prices, great service! |
| Brandon Fields | An amazing sax player & woodwind doubler who was a profound influence on me. |
| Kenny G | A gifted live performer & the greatest exposure the soprano sax has ever had!! |
| JL Smith Company | Fine tools and acccessories for woodwinds, specializing in flutes. |
| Walt Johnson Cases | Excellent flight cases. |
| Gary Keller | My first teacher at U.M. who saw my potential and had the patience to educate me! |
| David Liebman | Check out "Live at the Lighthouse" with Steve Grossman. Great sax player and educator. |
| Branford Marsalis | Another major influence, especially in the early 90's. Hicky Burr and Trio Jeepy! |
| Dan Miller | World-Class Jazz Trumpeter & Educator, as well as part-time Fort Myers, FL resident. |
| Minidisco | Site that sells minidisc and other types of portable recorders and accessories, very handy for musicians to archive their musical progress. |
| Bob Mintzer | Bob!!!!! A smokin' arranger and sax player. |
| Music Foundation | The Music Foundation of Southwest Florida is a non-profit organization that offers scholarships, summer music camps, and donates instruments to children. |
| Music Robot | A complete MIDI file search engine. |
| National Assoc. of Wedding Professionals | Packed with information about all things nuptial (doesn't it seem like that word should be spelled "nuptual"?). |
| Boots Randolph | My very first influence and the whole reason I started playing the sax!! 7/3/2007 Rest in peace Boots, thank you for your inspiration! |
| Nelson Rangell | My first celebrity repair. A truly great flute & piccolo player and alto sax stylist. |
| Sax on the Web | Good site with tons of information and links to all things Saxophone. |
| Bob Sheppard | Again, another amazing sax player & woodwind doubler who was a major influence. |
| Votaw Tools | Another excellent source of band instrument repair tools and supplies. |
| Kirk Whalum | Soulful R&B and Smooth Jazz tenor player, as well as a devout Christian. Played w/ Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, & many others. |
| Phil Woods | One of the greatest alto sax players of all time and my favorite Be-Bop alto saxophonist. |
| Weddings By The Sea | Pat Slater's website for memorable weddings on Sanibel and Captiva. That's me playing sax on the home page! |
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