Meet & Greet

Welcome to the  tonebase Saxophone Community! 🎷

We’re excited to meet you. Tell us a little about yourself—what saxophones you play (alto, tenor, soprano, baritone?), how long you’ve been playing, and what brought you to tonebase. Feel free to share your goals or a fun saxophone fact about yourself!

Here are a few fun icebreaker questions to get the conversation started:

  1. Where are you from?

  2. What’s your favorite food?

  3. What do you hope to get from this community?

We can’t wait to get to know you!

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    • martin
    • 5 mths ago
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    Let me start!

    I’m from Düsseldorf, Germany.

    My favorite food is probably ramen—especially after spending some time in Japan during my parental leave recently! 🍜

    What I hope to get from this community: I’m really excited to connect with other saxophone enthusiasts, learn from great artists, and get inspired to practice more consistently myself.

    Fun fact: My dad is actually a super passionate saxophone player! He picked up the instrument after he retired and has been absolutely loving it ever since. I’m secretly (or not so secretly) hoping he’ll join this community too at some point. 😊

    • Dominic_Cheli
    • 5 mths ago
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    Hey everyone!
    Dominic here — I’m the Director of Business Development and Head of Piano at tonebase! Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, I now call Los Angeles home.

    I’m passionate about making tonebase the best community and resource it can be for musicians of all levels. These days, when I’m not working on tonebase projects, you’ll probably find me practicing my all-new transcription of Gershwin’s An American in Paris for solo piano. Can't wait to share it with everyone!

    I’m here to make new friends, support your musical goals, and have a great time along the way. A few things I love:

    🎹 Music education (and arranging my favorite pieces for various instrument combinations. Here is my latest arrangement of Bach's Chaconne for Piano Trio)
    🔥 Cooking and grilling
    🏊‍♂️ Training for Ironman triathlons

    Excited to connect with you al!

    • davidtivey
    • 5 mths ago
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    Hi All,

     

    David here from Adelaide in South Australia. I reconnected with the saxophone after retiring, and I quickly regaining  my passion for the instrument. 

     

    My saxophone journey started when I was at school and I had the ambitious goal of learning to play Bebop. I had enthusiastic teachers, but the lesson structure didn't teach me about the Bebop music and how to engage with the form. Rather I was bombarded with scales and chords - told to learn them but without a context of why I need to knowledge. It was like learning all the words in the dictionary before I could form a sentence.

    Now music is more important than ever to me, and it is proving to be my redemption following the loss of Iqbal, my wife. Iqbal recent endured nearly two years of my early practice and was always encourging me,  even after the many hours of long tone and overtone work. 

    My continuation on my saxophone journey, allows me to honour Iqbal in a positive and sharing way. 

    At present, my primary horn is a Yamaha 62 mark 1 with a custom V1 neck in solid silver. This I couple  with a Ted Klum Yardbird HR mouthpiece with a 7 tip opening and Select Jazz reeds (filed). However, I recently purchased a SML Gold Medley in search of a more vintage jazz sound. The SML is currently being serviced with a full replacement of pads.

    Personal facts - I love all food, especially Malaysian cuisine. My second passion is motorcycles and I ride a Royal Enfield Interceptor and have 3 Honda CB400/4s from the 1970s that I'm slowly restoring. 

    Life after retiring - is fantastic, I only wish Iqbal and I had had more time together to enjoy this stage of life. It is amazing how personal passions can occupy my time that result in a busy and enjoyable times.

    I joined this community to: 1. increase my network with others who are passionate about the saxophone and 2. learn from expert musicians to improve my ability to play the saxophone with increased musicality.

    I look forward to a pastiche engagement with the community.

    Speak soon

    David

      • martin
      • 5 mths ago
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      Hi David,

      Welcome to the community! Thank you so much for sharing your story—it’s both moving and inspiring. It’s clear how much music means to you, not just as a craft, but as a way to honor Iqbal and channel your passion into something positive and creative.

      Your journey back to the saxophone sounds full of heart, dedication, and curiosity. I’m sure many here will relate to your experience with scales and chords without context—we’ve all been there at some point! The good news is, this community is full of players and teachers who love diving into the “why” behind the music, especially when it comes to Bebop and beyond.

      Also I'm excited to hear how the SML turns out after its overhaul, would love to hear it!

      Looking forward to seeing you around in the forums and hearing more about your musical journey (and maybe your motorcycles too!)!

    • davidtivey
    • 5 mths ago
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    Hi Martin, thank you for your kind words. Yes, I'm looking forward to exploring the SML. David

    • Pierre_Alex
    • 4 mths ago
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    Hi,

    I'm  Pierre Alex from Switzerland. I'm 51. I decided to begin saxophone after long years of singing and playing guitar. I bought a S6 soprano yanagisawa from my birth year (1974) and begun to take private lessons in March. I'm looking forward to additional insights from Tonebase. I'm very pleased by the quality of the content. I tested a lot of web-based content for ny guitar playing and I can that what I observe on Tonebase is at a very high level. I was about to forget it: my favorite food is the food from my mother's country Cameroon:  Plantain banana, foufou,  magnoc,  ... What I'm wating from the community? Friendshîp.and inspiration, I guess

    • Willy69
    • 10 days ago
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    Hello, my name is William, I'm 56 yo, my favorite food is pizza (only a few types, made with the typical recipes of my area, Salerno).  I'm from Italy and I like being able to be part of a community where I can exchange opinions, read reviews and increase my knowledge about this instrument and the world of music.

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