3 DJ Sax Licks You MUST Know

[@yardensaxophone]

Thanks Jamie! Nailed it :)

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Hey Yarden…😀 Awesome. I wondered if you’d end up seeing it. Thanks for the comment, always keen to do people justice for their strong work. Great to hear it from the horse’s mouthpiece so to speak, no horse reference intentional!! 🤣 I know everyone loves DJ Sax more and more these days. I feel like an old fart now I guess, but it’s a genre close to my heart, and I’m happy to have contributed to the dance sax cannon in years gone by with Tim Deluxe’s “We All Love Sax”, and the solo on “Love Story vs Finally” amongst other naughties nuggets. Keep up the great work, and my team might even be in touch about seeing if you’re interested in an interview for my Inner Circle Membership? People are always asking for you! 😉 If you wanna reach out direct email [e-mail]. 😃

[@wyndhl8309]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@djshotty]

Now y'all know yet another reason why I want to learn this awesome instrument! Thanks for sharing this Jamie!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Our pleasure!

[@djshotty]

@@GetYourSaxTogether Have a listen to some sax solos played behind the vocals of an artist from New Zealand, Sharon O'Neill. Start with 'Danced In The Fire'. Then a track by Aussie group The Models called 'Hold On'. Both have awesome sax parts that I'm sure you'll love.

[@ouzalghost8411]

Thank you Jamie your sax tutorials certainly brighten up Sunday mornings for me, food for thought and inspirational, cheers pal.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

My pleasure!

[@beckyn9338]

This is gold, Jamie. Love this kind of tutorial. Thank you! See you back in the inner circle. Enjoy Holiday!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Yay! Thank you!🙏🏻

[@dr.avronwhite1635]

Thanks Jamie....you are a truly amazing player and teacher....thank you.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thank you so much!

[@robstevens9590]

Nice licks! One of my most fun gigs was playing with a DJ (improvising from start to finish). It would have been even better to have this licks.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks.

[@andyrandall8913]

This is brilliant- hope there’s some extras for the inner circle as well - thanks Jamie.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Always!

[@stevenponte6655]

wow amazing stuff. Just subscribed. I have never even heard of Kenny Garret but just looked him up. Hes amazing and prolific. Can you recommend any of his tracks in particular to listen to get some more ideas of these kinds of licks that work well with djs.

[@jamiemcgoldrick3350]

Another Great lesson.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks so much

[@cooler_than_gok_you376]

Hi jamie, just started playing last month. Your videos have been invaluable and extremely easy to learn from. Where can we send requests for pieces for you to disect that we may want to lear? Wanting to know how to play Vampires-The Midnight Keep up the excellent work!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Joining my inner circle is a good bet for that.

[@Graybo-GrayV]

Kickin fun Get Your DJ Sax way together.....Thanks for funking up my Sunday Sax Funday!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

👍

[@ubustudio]

I want to call you Mr. Little Details. haha. I’ve learned so much from your analysis of real-world sax situations. Even though it’s not my playing style I find the nuances applicable to whatever manner you blow in da horn. I’d say that even classical players can discover ways to control their sound by understanding how pop influences might invade their search for “purity.” But, your focus on phrasing is so dead on and adds vocabulary to whatever sax-language you are playing. Thanks so much!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks for the great comment!

[@tapinsinclair5024]

Great advice and insight into how to DJ Sax licks. Thank you for the pdf samples Jamie.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You're very welcome!

[@pavelpatsenkov]

Thanks a lot Mr Anderson. Very interesting lesson. Great licks!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You're welcome!

[@wernervos935]

I like this DJ sax concept, the raw sound of the sax contrasts nicely with the subdued disco beats. Thanks for another great tutorial, i also need a looping device!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You're welcome

[@marks.6656]

This is fun stuff, Jamie! Thank you!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You're welcome

[@averagemaverik5715]

Really helpful Jamie thanks, going to download the PDF Would love to see a breakdown of Tim Deluxe - We all love sax Love that song even more after I found out you played on it 🎷

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Great

[@SaxyCat-nz5nk]

Thank you.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You're welcome

[@pierreashba]

I love this. Thanks man. More please 😊

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You're welcome

[@gordonbowiesax9294]

Could you maybe do a video on suggested settings on a BOSS VE-20 pedal for Ibiza Sax? And recommended settings on a standard mixing desk?

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe

[@kdmossman]

Fun stuff, Jamie. Just watching the Yarden gig on that yacht. Nice work if you can get it!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Cool!

[@michaelvilleneuve1470]

Thank you ! More of please 🙏😊

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

🙏

[@studio9885]

You should so do a breakdown of the gutsy rock and roll sax solo in bad to the bone by George Thorogood & The Destroyers, love the content keep it up 🙏

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

👍

[@waynepharo]

I was just thinking how can I develop a decient rhythm to play with the notes that I developed in my improvization ?? This Jamie is what I have been looking for!!! I would like to see and hear more Licks and maybe some slow romantic licks that I could play on my tenor sax. Thank you Jamie

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Great. Hope it helps

[@williampennington6565]

Do you have any way to stay motivated to play the saxophone? I've found that it is a slog to get through a lot of the work to improve and sound better, and often cannot find the motivation to even pick up the sax. Any advice that you have?

[@mattdalton7357]

I was the same. I wanted to actually play a tune and sound good doing it (doesn't everyone?). Best (imo) to start with tone. Jamie has a class called Total Tone Mastery that I took and it really helped my sax sound. That in itself made me want to play more because I liked what was coming out of the instrument. This lead to me wanting to play more often, which lead to improvement in many other areas. There is no substitute for playing more often and getting the instrument to sound good is the first step.

[@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton]

I've played saxophone for 51 years. The moment I picked it up, I sounded "OK." I was first chair in school band in only 3 weeks (I had already played Hammond Organ for 4 years so I knew music). I recall the frustration that other students had learning to read music AND deal with tone production, etc. So I say just put on some background tracks that you can find here on You Tube and play along. Nothing complicated, even this simple, no chord changes DJ stuff to start (or any current pop tune, also no or very few chord changes, all basically in one key). And just play whatever the hell you want!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Maybe check out my practice guide to give some structure?

[@andreascorzoni7463]

Good job! However in the 2nd lick you write correctly the last note but I feel you play it slightly late, 1 sixteenth late. That effect is really difficult to play since every normal sax player would play like you play 😊

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

As they say in NLP, the map is not the territory!

[@willemsaxman6393]

Great video! But isnt the tenor score half a tone lower?

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Sorry - I don’t know what you mean?

[@imuw5408]

B flat tuning. Just transpose in all keys that wouldn't be an issue.

[@imuw5408]

It almost feels like a tuplet at the end of the second lick

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Yeah kinda.

[@egdavis0820]

How about Eric Darius?

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Can't show them all!

[@egdavis0820]

@@GetYourSaxTogether true ... so true.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Get your free pdf cheatsheet here 🎷 www.getyoursaxtogether.com/3djsaxlicks

[@mironhorodi4429]

Hi Jamie, I sent your video to Yarden and she was really touched, you made her day. This lick was an improvisation, something that she came up with on the spot.

[@joshua_prince]

👍👍👍👍

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

🎉

[@davidmercer658]

What is DJ Sax?

[@rinahall]

sax playing blues scales of a DJ beat

[@marks.6656]

He explains it at 5:06

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Playing sax, with a DJ

[@davidquidas961]

What the heck is "DJ Sax"?!? I've been playing for 50 years and have never heard of such a thing....

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

It's all in the video!

[@rinahall]

this is not my cup of tea

[@mattdalton7357]

Playing along with a dj is not my cup if tea either, but I do like having a few small riffs that I can play well. I blow them as I am warming up or sometimes in the midst of practice sessions to break up the monotony of scales or overtones. I like how they sound coming out of my horn and it makes me feel more confident.

[@sirdavidalot]

We should show this to Pat Matheny and see what happens 🤔

[@thesaxcafe457]

Nor is it mine! Great transcription though and learning the licks might help someone get some of these type of gigs.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Fair enough! 👍