ABOUT
Played in: every musical genre that uses a saxophone.
Steely Dan Tribute, Pink Floyd Tribute, Latin Music: Tejano Music, Brazilian music, Salsa Bands, Jazz Big Bands, Jazz combos, Jazz Fusion, Dixieland Bands, Classical Chamber Music, Symphony Orchestras, Pit Musician, Studio Musician, Country & Western, Motown, R & B, Top 40/Pop, Celtic Music.
Instruments:
–Play sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, flute, a little piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon.
–Played keyboards for a Motown Recording Artists "The Voyage Band." and toured the Mid-west for 3 years.
Additional Experience:
–Can play chords, melody lines, etc on keyboards, but am not good at hand independence.
–Sung background vocals in many groups, tenor voice with a high falsetto.
–Musicals were my major jobs for the last 20 years working for professional and civic theaters.
–Read music well, but can also play by ear and fit into a Top 40 or Pop group.
Other services I can offer:
–Transcribe horn parts from the original recording
–Write and arrange for a horn section
–Compose and arrange horn parts for studio recordings
–Compose classical music
–Compose Jazz Combo music
- Screen name:
- Farrell Vernon
- Member since:
- Feb 20 2021
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 45
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Instrument experience:
- Saxophone:
- Expert
- Clarinet:
- Advanced
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Flute:
- Moderate
- Keyboard:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
P. Mauriat 50sx A'louette sopranino sax (2)
P. Mauriat 2400 curved soprano sax
P. Mauriat 76 2nd edition straight soprano sax
P, Mauriat 86 silver plated alto
P. Mauriat 67R gold plated alto
P. Mauriat 300 SLG gold plated tenor
Yamaha 475B open-hole flute
Armstrong silver piccolo
Buffet R13 Bb clarinet
KORG M1 - 61 key
KORG KROME 88
Kurzweil 2500RM
Yamaha 43