Glad to be here. i've been meaning to join for some time. Melvin, best of luck with this site for sax players. I'm looking forward to sending out a DV mouthpiece to the winner of the contest.
Scott Johnson: I heard you lived in Savannah, I played at the Hyatt Friday night. wanted to come early and meet you/play some MP's but didn't get the chance,Maybe next time.
January 8, 2012
nestor zurita: Ed Calle and Nestor Zurita in concert 12 february 2012 3 p.m. at Arts at St John, 4760 Pine Tree Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Dont miss it!
Steve Schwartzenberg: Hi Jody, Doubt you remember me but I am friends with Bill Harris, up in CT. Bill directed me to you a couple of years ago and I purchased you HR mouthpiece, a 6*. Bill has been helping get back to playing after 40 years. One day, he, like some other peopl... moreHi Jody, Doubt you remember me but I am friends with Bill Harris, up in CT. Bill directed me to you a couple of years ago and I purchased you HR mouthpiece, a 6*. Bill has been helping get back to playing after 40 years. One day, he, like some other people that have been assisting me, told me that I'm not projecting enough and wanted to try an experiment. He took another mouthpiece, popped my reed on it and then told me to again try. Lo and behold, it was the same HR mouthpiece, but an 8* which forced me to really blow and then he said, "that's what you're supposed to sound like!" I have been using it ever since. I am playing a Selmer Series II, Super Action 80 Tenor, and I guess that doesn't hurt either! I use the HR with a Bari MH reed and allot of great players have complimented me on my intonation. Wolfe Tayne, creator of the Bari Reeds, was my private clarinet teacher almost 50 years ago! Just wanted to say hi and thanks for making such great mouthpieces.
All the Best,
Steve less
December 4, 2011
Jody EspinaFirst review of "Tradin' With The Greats"
Hey Jody,
Just wanted to give you my initial feedback on the tradin' CD... I got home last night and just threw in the Garzone CD. First note and my first thought was wow this sounds crystal clear even on my wal mart bought computer speakers. It really sounds quite nice, so big kudos to the studio and mixing engineers. Tried to just play all the way through the first CD... going to have to sit with a couple of the tunes to really get a handle on it, especially the GG tune (Mingus). But anyways, definitely a great album man. Felt myself instantly having a more natural swing feel in my playing and you really do get that feeling of jamming with that rhythm section which of course is great. And although if I'm completely honest I'm not the biggest fan of GG's playing (although I respect the hell out of it, just stylistic differences I guess) I definitely was inspired to be playing differently and outside of my comfort zone and playing different things tha... ... moreFirst review of "Tradin' With The Greats"
Hey Jody,
Just wanted to give you my initial feedback on the tradin' CD... I got home last night and just threw in the Garzone CD. First note and my first thought was wow this sounds crystal clear even on my wal mart bought computer speakers. It really sounds quite nice, so big kudos to the studio and mixing engineers. Tried to just play all the way through the first CD... going to have to sit with a couple of the tunes to really get a handle on it, especially the GG tune (Mingus). But anyways, definitely a great album man. Felt myself instantly having a more natural swing feel in my playing and you really do get that feeling of jamming with that rhythm section which of course is great. And although if I'm completely honest I'm not the biggest fan of GG's playing (although I respect the hell out of it, just stylistic differences I guess) I definitely was inspired to be playing differently and outside of my comfort zone and playing different things tha... less
Ed Berg: Hi Jody. Small world. I use Jody Jazz on Alto and my nephew works at Palmetto Bluff and I just became friends with Howard Paul. I hear you played at the pit. One day Ill get out of NY and finally move to Bluffton. Welcome to Mysaxtalk.
Biography
Jody Espina is the founder, president and designer of JodyJazz Saxophone & Clarinet Mouthpieces. He is a highly regarded Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist with a unique and personal sound and is also a respected Jazz educator.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Up until the year 2005, Mr. Espina was the Director of the Jazz Department at the prestigious Hoff Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale, New York, where he taught Jazz Theory, Improvisation, ensembles and private lessons. He was also adjunct professor of Saxophone and Clarinet at Concordia College in Bronxville, New York. Because of the exponential growth of JodyJazz, which Espina founded in 2000, he made the difficult choice to stop teaching and devote all his time to JodyJazz.
In Barcelona, Spain, Espina was Professor of saxophone, clarinet and flute, and the Director of the Big Band at the Aula de Musica i Moderna Jazz. While in Barcelona, Espina also taught at Taller de Musics and at The Lutier School of Fine Arts. Jody is a conductor in the musical sign language system called Sound Painting and has given seminars and workshops in Europe and the United States teaching it. (Sound Painting is a conducting/composing system created by New York composer Walter Thompson)
Mr. Espina has been involved with the Grammys In The Schools Program, bringing performing artists to inner city schools and has written and performed "What Is Jazz?", an entertaining educational concert for children.
Mr. Espina currently gives Master Classes and clinics around the world on subjects ranging from sound production, improvising, practice techniques and mouthpiece technology. He occasionally gives private lessons. Jody's greatest goal in teaching, aside from sharing his musical knowledge and inspiring his students to be creative, is to carry on the tradition he learned from his teachers: kindness, warmth, patience and a love for his students.
PERFORMANCE AND RECORDINGS
Espina has been a regular substitute in the pit Orchestras of Broadway. He has been a featured soloist on the soundtracks to three Mirimax films, and a documentary about Holland entitled, "Sex, Drugs and Democracy," as well as Guiding Light, The Reading Rainbow, and television shows in Japan and Spain. He has recorded with Illuminatti, Brilliant Coroners, Feed The Meter, Splatt, and The Walter Thompson Orchestra, whom he plays with regularly. Tours include The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Illuminatti.
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