JAZZ SAXOPHONE LESSONS
1-877-856-7861
623-866-3810
Phoenix, AZ
Our teacher, Chris Benavidez, is dedicated to offer you the best jazz education.
Chris Benavidez went to college at Northern Arizona University where he received a B.A. in Music Performance. In college, he worked regularly with top jazz professionals such as Joel DiBartolo (Bassist from The Tonight Show Band), Zirque Bonner (Bass player for Guitarist Stanley Jordan), and Joe Palmer (Saxophonist for the Woody Herman Band). After graduation, Chris spent a year working as Professor of Music at Coconino Community College, School of Music, in Flagstaff, AZ. Chris is a founding member of The Giant Steps Jazz Band, Leader of Pithecanthropus Erectus - A Tribute to Charles Mingus, and Owner of Live Music Productions, L.L.C.
Here are some mp3 clips of chris playing the saxophone:
Course of Study
There are many ways to learn jazz styles and improvisation. I will teach you how I learned.
These are two books I use to facilitate learning:
Elements of the Jazz Language for the Developing Improvisor
A comprehensive book on jazz analysis and improvisation. Elements used in jazz improvisation are isolated for study: they are examined in recorded solos, suggestions are made for using each element in the jazz language, and specific exercises are provided for practicing the element.
Rubank Advanced Method: Saxophone
An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method, the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards of advanced instrumental study.
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JAZZ SAXOPHONE LESSONS
Telephone Chris: 623-866-3810 or 1-877-856-7861
E-mail: LiveMusicGuy@Gmail.Com
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