Jason Mingledorff; Soulful New Orleans Sax Grooves, Ep 190

Everything Saxophone Podcast host, Donna Schwartz, interviewed Saxophonist and Educator, Jason Mingledorff. Jason Mingledorff is one of the most versatile and in-demand saxophonists playing in New Orleans’ eclectic, thriving music scene. #JasonMingledorff #StartIt #NewOrleansGrooves #RovnerProducts #everythingsaxophonepodcast Timestamps: 00:00 When Jason first started in music 04:57 Influence of the radio on people choosing instruments 06:36 the popularity of Bari Sax (and Leo P) 07:29 Why artists like the Bari Sax 09:54 Jason talks about being self taught 11:41 What made Jason want to pursue improvised music 13:35 How he met Sax Gordon 15:51 Listening tip from Jason 19:14 How Jason taught himself how to listen 21:00 A Blues tune that’s a masterclass in Blues soloing 22:46 Why we transcribe and how to do it 26:26 Distinction between transcribing tunes vs solos 30:03 Concerns about access to information 33:34 Jason’s resource for learning tunes & a tip from Jason to appreciate Standards 39:24 Why these 10 tunes should be learned 41:25 Blues - what Jason teaches his students 47:24 How to use Blues, Pentatonics and Major scales 50:49 Advice for intermediate/advancing improvisers 54:42 Tips for being creative 57:26 What makes New Orleans grooves so special 1:01:34 Popular hymns played at New Orleans funerals 1:04:26 How his new album, Start It, was influenced by New Orleans grooves 1:06:43 What defines New Orleans saxophone style 1:08:05 Jason’s new album & the fun mashup he created 1:10:04 How to deal with soloing over less chords 1:13:12 Reaching audiences with musicality chops 1:24:40 Promoting the new album 1:29:21 Why New Orleans’ artists don’t tour 1:30:49 How Jason prepares for many of his gigs 1:32:37 Jason’s tuning fork tip 1:35:47 Where you can find out more about Jason You can catch his Bio, and all of his links below. This episode was proudly sponsored by Rovner Products, creators of fine ligatures for saxophone and clarinet for almost 50 years. www.RovnerProducts.com Links and resources: 1. Jason’s site: https://www.jasonmingledorff.com/ 2. Bandcamp (where you can buy Start It!): https://jasonmingledorff.bandcamp.com/album/start-it 3. Jason’s Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/jason.mingledorff 4. Jason’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason_mingledorff/ 5. Sax Journal with Jason’s articles: https://www.loyno.edu/academics/faculty-and-staff-directory/jason-mingledorff 6. Rovner Products: https://www.rovnerproducts.com/ 7. Leo P NAMM Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxthAFw2ayA&list=UUI57IrFGTWI_u4Ka0kiX-ug 8. Honky Tonk - Jimmy Smith Primetime CD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idWxb3Cqcqw 9. Bobby Spencer Podcast Episode: https://saxophonepodcast.com/bobby-hurricane-spencer-podcast-named-by-elmore-magazine-as-one-of-the-top-six-killer-artists-you-need-to-hear-right-now-ep-019/ 10. Vanessa Collier Podcast Episode: https://saxophonepodcast.com/vanessa-collier-podcast-blues-funk-soul-saxophonist-songwriter-and-singer-ep-071/ 11. Jason Mingledorff EP190: https://saxophonepodcast.com/jason-mingledorff-podcast-episode-190/ Help support the show by becoming a Patron! Get special Bonus content, searchable transcripts for many episodes and a complete directory listing of all our episodes. Lots of great content here! www.patreon.com/everythingsaxophone