Why Troy Roberts Switched to a Modern Saxophone

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
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    Jay Metcalf interviews saxophonist Troy Roberts at the Jazz Gallery in NYC. ‪@toyrobot99ToyRobotMusic‬
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Комментарии • 56

  • @Scottsmusiccave
    @Scottsmusiccave 5 месяцев назад +26

    So cool! I play a 1932 Conn, I have an SBA in the shop now and used to play a BA. They're all great. Great video!

    • @davidolahmusic
      @davidolahmusic 5 месяцев назад +2

      Hi Scott. I love your yt channel! ❤

    • @Scottsmusiccave
      @Scottsmusiccave 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@davidolahmusic Hi David, Thank you!

  • @McGillMusicSaxSchool
    @McGillMusicSaxSchool 4 месяца назад +5

    Lovely to hear from Troy- what a great player and interesting to see him sound so awesome on a standard Vandoren V16 mouthpiece! Thanks Jay!

  • @Bebopopotamus
    @Bebopopotamus 5 месяцев назад +11

    Troy has been one of my favorite players since VOID came out. such a great player and composer. Love his style.

  • @vbd1357
    @vbd1357 5 месяцев назад +7

    One of my favorite saxophonists!! His solo on Still Dangerous with James Morrison at Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen is still giving me goosebumps! So soulful, what a sound! I need to gather my courage and transcribe it ! :D Thank you Jay! Please do a full interview in the future!!! :D

  • @franbop2
    @franbop2 5 месяцев назад +9

    Troy is a master musician. Plays a bunch of different instruments at a high level. I have the good fortune to play with him with Robby Ameen’s band. We have recorded a few records together. Great to see him get some well deserved attention. You rock Jay!!

  • @calkig
    @calkig 5 месяцев назад +12

    Thanks for snagging the quick interview, Jay. Troy Roberts is the man, looking forward to the full podcast interview someday.

  • @thesmellycatjazz
    @thesmellycatjazz Месяц назад +1

    Troy is an absolute beast. Definitely my favorite sax player since Brecker. My best friend for me into him after playing with him in Miami Dade College. I got my '51 Conn because of him.

  • @ra6378
    @ra6378 4 месяца назад +4

    Saw him play at the Ellington jazz club in Perth years ago. I'll never forget it.

  • @smokingjazz5067
    @smokingjazz5067 5 месяцев назад +9

    I play a 1928 con c melody: fantastic!!!

  • @devildevers
    @devildevers 5 месяцев назад +5

    This was an interesting video as someone who purposefully bought a 1921 Conn New Wonder I over a Selmer mVI/SBA because of the sound of the horn. I used to play a Selmer too.

  • @alhomicz5644
    @alhomicz5644 4 месяца назад +4

    Great interview! Awesome music! Beautiful instrument!

  • @Ot_Tokn
    @Ot_Tokn 5 месяцев назад +5

    Cant wait for a longer in depth interview with Mr Roberts

  • @Bombed_RBLX
    @Bombed_RBLX Месяц назад +1

    im new to saxophone and this helped me

  • @paulready8897
    @paulready8897 5 месяцев назад +5

    Very amazing interview. Troy seems like a very personable person and outgoing as well.

  • @TonyAguirreJazz
    @TonyAguirreJazz 4 месяца назад +3

    Our man from Perth. Love Troy's playing so much

  • @ConstructiveCriticHD
    @ConstructiveCriticHD 4 месяца назад +2

    Troy Roberts is legend, amazing! His 2004 work with James Morrison's "On the Edge" album in the Burghausen's international jazz week festival is one of the key turning points as a young jazz student, now 27. "Nu-Jive" is also one of my favorite Albums ever made!

  • @andrewfairbairn8482
    @andrewfairbairn8482 5 месяцев назад +3

    So good to watch this podcast. I went to WAAPA with Troy. He was a monster then and even more so now.

  • @bluessax5089
    @bluessax5089 4 месяца назад +2

    Man, he makes it looks so easy

  • @veeps1817
    @veeps1817 4 месяца назад +4

    Troy sounds great on all of the horns.

  • @boomstyk4urboo
    @boomstyk4urboo 5 месяцев назад +4

    I literally just seen him at The Attucks in Norfolk, VA. Troy's a true professional.

  • @beckyn9338
    @beckyn9338 5 месяцев назад +3

    Great brief interview! I have never heard of Troy. I will be adding him to my play list!

  • @seandennis3148
    @seandennis3148 5 месяцев назад +4

    Troy’s albums are such a joy to listen to! John Leadbetter artist sax, huh? The sound is fantastic! 🎈⭐️🌈🎶🎷

  • @jrubincornier
    @jrubincornier 5 месяцев назад +7

    He isn't the first person I've seen talk about practicing with the just the mouthpiece and do those exercises. I find it so funny that I would do the exact same exercise on a trumpet mouthpiece, and yet it seems to be able to work with a saxophone mouthpiece. It's so very interesting how that works.

  • @stuartp8658
    @stuartp8658 5 месяцев назад +6

    I didn't know of him but thought his accent sounds Aussie (I am also), and then his whole demeanour, and laid back approach is typical Australian , even after 10+ years in the US.

  • @ginohernandez5143
    @ginohernandez5143 5 месяцев назад +3

    I love Troy’s playing and John Leadbetter’s horns are amazing!

  • @OceansPiece
    @OceansPiece 4 месяца назад +2

    You should interview Seamus Blake next

  • @blindcanseemusic
    @blindcanseemusic 5 месяцев назад +2

    Wow. Sounded like an invaluable tip on intonation.

  • @clementjubalmusic280
    @clementjubalmusic280 5 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome podcast

  • @TheJazz625
    @TheJazz625 4 месяца назад +2

    Great interview! I use V16 too 😊 sadly not even close to his standard 😂

  • @JosephSalinas-r4r
    @JosephSalinas-r4r Месяц назад

    What a cool 😎 guy😮😊

  • @MichaelKantor1
    @MichaelKantor1 5 месяцев назад +3

    Is a 1951 Super Balanced Action considered a modern instrument? He says after getting used to it for about a month, he understood why people play modern horns. What am I missing?

    • @sorenfuhrer401
      @sorenfuhrer401 4 месяца назад +3

      They are basically the role model many of the modern horns are based on (this is highly generalised obviously)(especially talking about the keyword), so compared to the even older conn horns like the one he used to play, they are light years advanced. That's what he means I think

    • @MichaelKantor1
      @MichaelKantor1 4 месяца назад +1

      @@sorenfuhrer401 Thank you for the explanation.

  • @brycewalburn3926
    @brycewalburn3926 4 месяца назад +1

    Whoa, didn't know he was Australian!

  • @Simon.the.Likeable
    @Simon.the.Likeable 4 месяца назад +2

    Didn't Troy play a student Yamaha saxophone model for nearly a decade before he switched to a Conn when he was on his way up?

    • @toyrobot99ToyRobotMusic
      @toyrobot99ToyRobotMusic 4 месяца назад +4

      This is true! I played a YTS-21 for many years, and still have it.

    • @hankrawlins9159
      @hankrawlins9159 3 месяца назад +1

      You shredded on that 21. I had a 23 at the time and it gave me more confident about playing it.

    • @toyrobot99ToyRobotMusic
      @toyrobot99ToyRobotMusic 3 месяца назад +1

      @@hankrawlins9159 Thank you. I love that horn, its got a vibe!

  • @nicksavage4763
    @nicksavage4763 5 месяцев назад +2

    AM WELL PLEASED
    WITH THE BETTER SAX TENOR.
    NOT JUST HYPE
    WELL MADE
    REASONABLE PRICE

    • @bettersax
      @bettersax  5 месяцев назад

      So great to hear! Thank you.

  • @Sagefox455yt
    @Sagefox455yt 4 месяца назад

    Anyone got the 1971 selmer bundy alto sax I do

  • @snodog3
    @snodog3 5 месяцев назад +1

    I am curious , why you didn't take 10 / 15 more minutes with him

    • @HB-ve4wi
      @HB-ve4wi 5 месяцев назад

      You forgot to listen.

    • @jpdj2715
      @jpdj2715 4 месяца назад +1

      Ambiguous. The video is almost 15 minutes ... You may mean why they didn't play and record a duet, maybe?

  • @kennyadvocat
    @kennyadvocat 5 месяцев назад +3

    Nothing is better than a modern horn.

    • @jrgreiner
      @jrgreiner 4 месяца назад +1

      I beg to differ but whatever works for *you*

  • @normalizedaudio2481
    @normalizedaudio2481 4 месяца назад +2

    Old CONN is a nightmare.

    • @gregdolecki8530
      @gregdolecki8530 4 месяца назад

      The neck angle alone is prohibitive. I learned on a Pan American tenor from the early 20's. Nice sound but way outdated ergonomics. No front F key even.

  • @kwootamuckbear9294
    @kwootamuckbear9294 5 месяцев назад

    ☮️🎶🎵🎷

  • @WilliamCarterII
    @WilliamCarterII 4 месяца назад +2

    WAIT. Is he British. lmao I just realized I've never her him speak
    Edit -- never mind haha

  • @fraksakes
    @fraksakes 5 месяцев назад +3

    Great content Jay