As many of you know, I traveled with the Legere Reeds team to Anaheim California a couple weeks ago to be a part of the NAMM Show (see posts below if you missed them). In one of the posts I hinted that I might be endorsing another saxophone company soon. And so as of very recently I can now say that I'm officially at JodyJazz artist! (http://www.jodyjazz.com/endorser/DerekBrown)
After performing at the NAMM jazz jam (hmm...I like the flow of that!), I met with Jody Espina himself, the mouthpiece genius who designs and play tests every mouthpiece JodyJazz sells. At their booth, both he and team member Danielle suggested various pieces for me to try. I went back and forth a bit, play testing multiple pieces. But the first one I tried, I really loved! It's a DV Tenor 8* mouthpiece, and it's looks and (more importantly) plays great.
So why'd I make the switch? This piece make it easier for me to project, and has a very rich tone throughout the whole range of my horn. In short: it's a blast to play!
So right while I was trying these out, in typical NAMM fashion, Jody asked me to jam with he and some other musicians at their booth. Isn't NAMM great? I just love the comradery and collaborative energy that exists between so many great musicians all in one place.
So that's Jody on the left with the alto sax. You can also hear a TEDx presentation he did recently here. As you can hear from the video, Jody's a really great guy, with a big passion for helping others to follow their dreams. I'm very excited to now be a part of their team.
Just like Legere Reeds; great people and a great product!
After performing at the NAMM jazz jam (hmm...I like the flow of that!), I met with Jody Espina himself, the mouthpiece genius who designs and play tests every mouthpiece JodyJazz sells. At their booth, both he and team member Danielle suggested various pieces for me to try. I went back and forth a bit, play testing multiple pieces. But the first one I tried, I really loved! It's a DV Tenor 8* mouthpiece, and it's looks and (more importantly) plays great.
So why'd I make the switch? This piece make it easier for me to project, and has a very rich tone throughout the whole range of my horn. In short: it's a blast to play!
So right while I was trying these out, in typical NAMM fashion, Jody asked me to jam with he and some other musicians at their booth. Isn't NAMM great? I just love the comradery and collaborative energy that exists between so many great musicians all in one place.
So that's Jody on the left with the alto sax. You can also hear a TEDx presentation he did recently here. As you can hear from the video, Jody's a really great guy, with a big passion for helping others to follow their dreams. I'm very excited to now be a part of their team.
Just like Legere Reeds; great people and a great product!