MY EQUIPMENT

I am thrilled to be affiliated with and endorse Cannonball Saxophones! After watching the company and their horns for several years, I now believe that Cannonball is in line to dominate the saxophone market and take the lead over newer instruments from the old guard manufacturers: Selmer, Yamaha, Yanagasawa and Keilworth. These horns play great!

As a saxophonist who doubles a lot, i.e., one saxophone to another, it is ultimately important to me that my setups play very well together. I had been looking for a very long time for a Baritone mouthpiece that had that “just right” mix of power and “bite” but with an underlying warmth. Simply put, when I played the JodyJazz ESP, I stopped looking. The ESP has to be one of the easiest responding, greatest playing mouthpieces I’ve ever played.

I am fortunate to be a Rico Artist. I use their products exclusively and enjoy the responsiveness and warmth of the Select Jazz series. My current setups: Clarinet: Grand Select Reserve 3; Bass Clarinet: Grand Concert Select Reserve 3; Soprano: Select Jazz Filed 3H; Alto: Select Jazz Filed 3M; Tenor: Select Jazz Filed 3M; Baritone: Select Jazz Filed 3H. I use RICO reed storage systems and neckstraps.

MY EQUIPMENT:

FLUTE:
Yamaha 581H

ALTO FLUTE:
Pearl PSA 201

CLARINET:
Buffet R13 #56,xxx
Vandoren B5

BASS CLARINET:
Tom Ridenour Lyrique Low C
Charles Bay hand finished mouthpiece
Tom Ridenour hand finished mouthpiece
RICO ligature and cap

SOPRANO SAXOPHONE:
Cannonball Raven S5B Ice B
JodyJazz DV 7*
JodyJazz Classic 7*

ALTO SAXOPHONE:
Cannonball Stone Series Mad Meg (A5)
JodyJazz DV 7
JodyJazz DV NY 7
JodyJazz HR 7*

TENOR SAXOPHONE:
Selmer MK VI #119,xxxx
Selmer Balanced Action #25,xxx
JodyJazz DV CHI 7*
JodyJazz DV 7*
JodyJazz DV NY 7*
JodyJazz HR 8

BARITONE SAXOPHONE:
Cannonball Stone Series Raven
JodyJazz DV NY 7*
JodyJazz DV 7*
JodyJazz ESP 120

EWI:
Akai 4000S with Patchman Music soundbank
Roland XV5050 with Patchman Music soundbank

MacBook Pro with:
Logic Pro
Reason 5 and custom Cyclone Wind Synth Refills from EwiReasonSounds.com
Native Instruments Komplete

More on my EWI setup can be found at my EWI website, ewilogic.com

MISC
I also play misc. hand percussion, Native American flutes, recorders, pennywhistles, and keyboards.