James Hughes

Hello, I am a musician in the Detroit area and have been performing professionally for over 12 years. I also give lessons for saxophone, flute, clarinet, piano, and theory/composition. I have a Masters in Music from Wayne State University and am well versed in many musical styles. Please contact me via email at: saxaxe@wowway.com

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Topic: Which reeds are "the best?"

...it's complicated

James | 07/27/2010

Yeah, I know...it's complicated....or who cares? Well, I thought it might be fun to get a discussion started.

I like old LaVoz hard reeds. The ones that are almost brown. Most new reeds don't seem to be aged properly, so I hunt for old boxes. They have a nice bite to them...I like resistance. The drawback is they don't last very long.

I have found good boxes of Rico Jazz Select...3M, unfiled. They usually all play out of the box, a big time saver as I am prone to working reeds in for days.

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