Saxophone Books
I’ve been teaching the saxophone for over 20 years, helping sax students of all levels develop their playing. Drawing on this experience, I’m now writing a series of books designed to not only help budding saxophonists further their technique, but also to help sax students learn to play jazz and improvise more convincingly.
If you’ve enjoyed working through books by Bob Mintzer, Greg Fishman, or Jim Snidero then I’m sure you’ll love these! Or, if you can play the saxophone but feel lost when it comes to improvisation, then these books are written specifically with you in mind!
Aimed at intermediate to advanced level saxophonists, these first two saxophone books are designed to demystify jazz and improvisation. They are full of useful jazz language and core concepts to help make your solos sound both convincing and stylistic.
“The book is really good. So much material in each and every one of the études.”
Alistair Parnell, iSax Academy
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Jazz Etudes for Saxophone Vol. 1 – Bb Saxophones Edition
Jazz Etudes for Saxophone Vol. 1 is the first in a series of study books written to help the advancing saxophone student learn to how to improvise.
If you have got to an intermediate or advanced level on the saxophone, but you don’t know what to play when improvising, then this series of jazz etudes is specifically written for you.
In the eBook, you’ll find 12 studies based upon the chord progressions to famous jazz standards or the blues. All in common keys for the saxophonist. The etudes are authentic full length solos, packed full of core language and concepts for the jazz musician. Perfect practise for every saxophonist!
Read more: Nathan’s Saxophone Book ShopJazz Licks for Saxophone, Vol. 1 – Bb Saxophones Edition
“A very enjoyable pair of books. Good tunes, cool licks, ace backing tracks and a great workout for my playing – Hugely recommend!”
J. Raisbeck, Sax Student, Newcastle, UK
Jazz Licks for Saxophone Vol. 1 is perfect for the saxophonist who wants to build their jazz vocabulary in the most efficient manner possible.
This eBook includes 100 licks over the vital major II-V-I chord progression in all 12 keys. However, this book will also get you to splice segment of licks together. Doing this will improve your fluency and help make your solos sound both fresh and authentic. With 226 demo and backing tracks to work with, this is a huge resource for every budding jazz saxophonist!
This book is the perfect companion piece to Jazz Etudes for Saxophone Vol. 1 as you’ll find these licks in context. This gives you insight into how best to integrate licks into your jazz solos.
Read more: Nathan’s Saxophone Book ShopI hope you enjoy working through these books as much as enjoyed writing them for you! If you like what you read, or would like to know which don’t you get in touch. I’d love to hear from you!
Also, keep an eye on my saxophone teaching YouTube Channel. Here you’ll find videos featuring demonstrations and advice to help you get the most out of these books.
“A well thought out and enjoyable book to work through; great for any aspiring jazz players to help them develop their saxophone technique and improvisational language.”
Tom Law, Teacher of Saxophone, University of Surrey, UK
10% of the proceeds of any eBook sales goes towards helping provide instrumental music lessons in schools in London, UK. We all need more music in our lives!
Happy practising!!
Nathan