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Introducing Howard McGill as a Vandoren UK Artist
18/12/2023
'Vandoren UK is delighted to welcome Howard McGill to their artist roster. Howard plays on a range of Vandoren reeds, mouthpieces and ligatures across saxophone and clarinet.'
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Jazz Technique 'Pocket Practice Ideas' Season 2 with Dave O’Higgins
Series Two of Pocket Practice Ideas with renowned jazz saxophonist, educator and Vandoren Artist, Dave O’Higgins is here!
17/10/2023
Season Two of Pocket Practice Ideas with renowned jazz saxophonist, educator and Vandoren Artist, Dave O’Higgins is here! Dave returns in season two with a deep dive into Sonny Stitt's 'On the Sunny Side of the Street'. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice.
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Keana Miller, recipient of 2023 Ralph Markham Achievement Award
Congratulations to Keana Miller, the recipient of the 2023 Ralph Markham Achievement Award.
18/09/2023
Congratulations to Keana Miller, the recipient of the 2023 Ralph Markham Achievement Award.
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Jay Metcalf visits the Yanagisawa Saxophones Factory
Better Sax's Jay Metcalf visits the Yanagisawa Factory in Tokyo, Japan
10/08/2023
Better Sax's Jay Metcalf visits the Yanagisawa Factory in Tokyo, Japan
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Introducing Sacha Rattle as a Vandoren UK Artist
14/07/2023
Vandoren UK is delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed clarinet soloist Sacha Rattle to their artist roster. Sacha plays on a Vandoren B40 Lyre mouthpiece, Optimum Ligature and V12 Reeds.
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Meet Saxophonist & Vandoren UK Artist Alex Clarke
INTERVIEW: Introducing jazz saxophonist Alex Clarke as a Vandoren UK Artist.
18/04/2023
INTERVIEW: Introducing jazz saxophonist Alex Clarke as a Vandoren UK Artist
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New Album 'Soar' from Vandoren Artist, Alastair Penman
New Album 'Soar' from Vandoren Artist, Alastair Penman (saxophone) and Jonathan Pease (piano) Release Date: Friday 16th June
01/04/2023
New Album 'Soar' from Vandoren Artist, Alastair Penman (saxophone) and Jonathan Pease (piano)
Release Date: Friday 16th June
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Jazz Technique 'Pocket Practice Ideas' with Dave O’Higgins
Introducing Pocket Practice Ideas with renowned jazz saxophonist, educator and Vandoren Artist, Dave O’Higgins.
31/03/2023
Introducing Pocket Practice Ideas with renowned jazz saxophonist, educator and Vandoren Artist, Dave O’Higgins. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice.
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Vandoren Universal Sax Harness to the rescue!
See how this great harness helped pro saxophonist Dan Forshaw following a car accident.
04/02/2022
Following a nasty bump in the car, pro saxophonist Dan Forshaw was experiencing neck and back pain when performing with his usual sax strap. Cue the Vandoren Sax Harness to the rescue!
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Study: Wind & Brass Playing not undue COVID risk
Could 'following the science' see a faster return to wind instrument teaching and performance?
02/07/2021
Ground-breaking study finds that playing woodwind and brass instruments generates less aerosol than vocalisation. Could this speed the return to normality for musicians?
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