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If the Saxophone Didn't Exist We Would Have To Invent It

If the Saxophone Didn't Exist We Would Have To Invent It

The bizarre life of Adolphe Sax

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Su Terry
Sep 17, 2023
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Paraphrasing Voltaire? Well, a jazz musician has no problem with that, we take on all comers! So let us examine the origin of the instrument that changed musical history, that became the very symbol of jazz, and that prompted notorious billionaire playboy Jorge Guinle to remark My only regret is that I wish I had studied the saxophone more seriously so…

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