Careful use of the saxophone

[Mark Jermy]

Colin Allen wrote:
> Jez is a really good sax player, far more
> controlled than Nik, and he does play the flute (he played it at the
> Astoria).

Kirsten wrote:
>   He played it at Croydon. And yes, he is good

I've always found Nik's playing easy on the ear (not in the sense of easy
listening i.e. easy to ignore, but better integrated with the music, and
flowing. I find Jez' playing jerky (as in sporadic, not smooth). Just goes
to show different people listen in different ways.

The good thing is that we are listening to the music. I think we have so
much crap in the charts because people don't really listen to the music they
choose, and seek music that is easy on the ear and easy to categorise rather
than music that is truly emotion or thought-provoking.

When did Jez play the flute at Croydon? I seem to remeber him playing alto
and tenor sax.

Mark
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