Discover Supreme, the new Henri SELMER Paris alto saxophone (full video)

Eight years ago, we set ourselves a challenge: 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲. A saxophone that would rise above musical genres. A saxophone adapted to all kinds of music, playing styles and sound types. A saxophone whose ease and evidence of playing would induce a direct and immediate relationship to sound.
To better 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲𝘀 and imagine the universal instrument, a team of saxophone testers of various genres was formed. No acoustic, mechanical, ergonomic, nor aesthetic detail was neglected.
Today, we are very proud to present the result of our research, the culmination of a hundred years of expertise, an instrument unanimously acclaimed by a very diverse team: the 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲.
We thank from the bottom of our hearts all the musicians who accompany us and trust us, as well as the women and the men of the Henri SELMER Paris workshops, who have been passionately perpetuating the heritage of our company since 1885.
🔎 Discover the instrument : bit.ly/Supreme_Alto
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Il y a huit ans, nous nous sommes lancés un défi : 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 jamais fabriqué. Un saxophone qui s'élèverait au-dessus des esthétiques musicales. Un saxophone adapté à tous les genres de musique, les styles de jeu, les types de son. Un saxophone dont la facilité et l’évidence de jeu induirait un rapport au son direct et immédiat.
Pour mieux s'affranchir des esthétiques musicales et 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹, une équipe de saxophonistes de styles variés a été constituée. Aucun détail acoustique, mécanique, ergonomique ou esthétique n'a été négligé.
Aujourd'hui, nous sommes très fiers de vous présenter le résultat de nos recherches, l'aboutissement de cent ans d'expertise, un instrument unanimement acclamé par une équipe très diversifiée : 𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲.
𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗜 du fond du cœur tous les musiciens qui nous accompagnent et nous font confiance, ainsi que les femmes et les hommes des ateliers SELMER, qui perpétuent l’héritage de notre Maison depuis 1885.
🔎 Découvrez l’instrument : bit.ly/Alto_Supreme
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Director : James Bort
Assistant director : Marie-Amélie Martin
Chief operateur : Nils Ruinet
Sound engineer : Hugo Zeitoun
Saxophone, improvisation : Vincent David and Baptiste Herbin
Photo : David Meignan
Interviews and final editing : Lucie Bigo

[@jacksonb8123]

Really just gonna almost play the lick at 5:53 like we wouldn’t notice

[@lukeserrano62]

Wow! It genuinely has a unique tone, and looks simply stunning. And a Selmer that plays in tune? That would be a dream.

[@mattsax_music8439]

A saxophone that plays in tune lol 😂

[@saxworldwide]

Very exciting news. We look forward to getting our hands on one!

[@minggenli7552]

Are you guys getting one of them?

[@saxworldwide]

@@minggenli7552 We've got three on the way!

[@marklangsax1168]

Looking forward to June when I shall be beetling up to your london store (Boris permitting) and, hopefully, give one of these bad-boys a try out.

[@aaclar]

Price tag? Didn’t watch the entire video

[@ibrahimmerel831]

Increíble, saxofones Selmer siempre adelante en : creatividad, tecnología, EXPERIENCIA. Felicitaciones

[@khandakarhassan5381]

What a sound, what a piece.

[@HenriSelmerParis]

Thank you! 💙🙏🏼

[@marklangsax1168]

I'm a die-hard Yamaha guy but I love what Selmer have tried to do with this horn. I've felt that Selmer have been playing catch up with the Japanese makers for the last few decades but this could be a big turning point. Game on!

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

I don't know what you heard in this demo, but it sounded really bad. It could be poor playing, poor recording, but so far, I would not trade Yamaha's YAS62 for this wild Selmer's experiment. Selmer's current top of the line altos, sound far better than this 'Supreme'.

[@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-]

Mmm.. Yamaha and the most others are a step below from Selmer in sound... ever. But, the mechanic and tecnical detaills of Yamaha are the best.. i have not seen others better..

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

​@@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- Selmer has several alto saxophone lines, and each one is slightly different. A few of them are excellent. However, I don't hear what's the deal about this new Supreme alto saxophone; the sound is very strange. At many moments it sounds like a muffled oboe. In these audio examples, it sounded strange even in the classical genre …

[@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-]

@@zvonimirtosic6171 all we need to try personally any instrument before judge, not through a video with a bad sound. Anyway, i referred to Selmer in general, not only to this one model.

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

@@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- I particularly dislike the sound produced with this model.

[@billducker7404]

Sound very nice. The other so much Saxophone‘s are also amazing it’s the number one Saxophone brand - thank you God bless you Bill. UK

[@jaleelshaw]

Great instrument. Happy to be joining the Selmer family.

[@johanbergli3315]

Looks great, sounds great! Hope to try one soon.

[@jaimerodrigocanatarmartins5632]

É maravilhoso... adorava ter um sax barítono selmer...

[@DynamixWarePro]

I am looking forward to seeing what this alto is! If you haven't been working on it already, I do wish you'd make a Axos Soprano. Update: If I hadn't already bought a pro alto back in December, I would definatly would be interested in this, it sound very good from what I can hear on this.

[@rickyricardo7242]

That sax looks/sounds sexy and awesome! I won't be getting one of those at my age (and lack of funds); although, I did manage to snag a Selmer Reference 54 (Hummingbird Edition), used, a few months ago and it is a great sax. I've only been playing for a couple of years and as I alluded to; I'm getting on in age. As much as that "Selmer Paris" excites me; I think I'll just work with what I have and try to progress a bit each day. Thank you for that video!

[@NilsTillander]

Now I'm excited! The last reveal of the Tenor Axos was nice, but also a bit underwhelming for current Selmer owners, this is bound to be a new pro series :D

[@ytv7869]

À l'image de l'artiste, Selmer semble toujours en quête de perfection. Cette merveille me fait envie, car j'imagine aisément le confort et le plaisir qu'elle peut procurer. 🙏👏

[@rinahall]

L'artiste est surtout en quete d'argent et de reconnaissance

[@rik-keymusic160]

Goosebumps!!! 😂👍

[@esemge9092]

Great Saxophon and just perfect. Have buy one supreme and us it with two different necks. The orginal neck for classical and another orginal neck with resonanz tuning from SMG Custom Saxophon Service in Germany. Makes additional more dynamic and colors in tone. Its amazing to play with the tuning neck in my Big Band.

[@Zaursax]

My favorite selmer Saxophone

[@mixilgaming401]

I have a selmer saxophone and im so excited

[@raulvalentesaxofoneparatod1468]

Selmer is the Best. My dream. Beauty solo by Baptist.

[@edwarddesenne6153]

Parlant d’audition , vous nous laissez pas le temps d’écouter et comprendre ces nouvelles adaptations au mécanisme de ce nouveau modèle ! Touché !

[@HenriSelmerParis]

Bonjour Edward, retrouvez l'instrument et ses détails sur notre site www.selmer.fr/fr/beyond-the-sound/categorie/selmer/saxophone-alto-supreme

[@ruicalcada6149]

@@HenriSelmerParis, merci...

[@danperez2297]

... might be the next saxophone on my list...

[@marieforster1442]

Looking forward to trying one just a shame there isn’t a silver version. That really would be special!

[@josepmariafranch853]

excellent, yes

[@furtherdefinitions1]

I have had the privilege of meeting Jerome Selmer twice, and he is a classy gentleman all the way. I met him the first time when the Reference series saxes were introduced. He actually came over to me while I was trying a 54 alto and asked me what my thoughts were. He gave me his card and invited me to the factory in France. The second time was when they were introducing the Series II and III Jubilee saxes, and the final version of the Reference "Bird" series. He also told me about the myths and misconceptions surrounding the Mark VI. I wrote an article about that in my sax blog. In any case, he is a true gentleman.

[@Rabittsfoot1]

What's the link to your blog, I'd like read it, thanks

[@Zaursax]

Beautiful

[@alessandroarnone959]

Che spettacolo...

[@goral705]

Let us not wait too long for the Supreme tenor.

[@Rabittsfoot1]

I'm sure it's on the road map

[@EdisonWang01]

太棒了！ 真想擁有一把！

[@deanhaynes3136]

Now if this cost only $4500-$5000 everybody would buy the Selmer supreme

[@jonathanriggs6599]

I assume it will be around $8,000, but that’s a guess

[@Jollon_Gan]

@@jonathanriggs6599 official price in China is about 10,000 US dollar.

[@marklangsax1168]

In your dreams dude! In the UK the price is about 1K more than the Reference (£6000). I guess its up to any manufacturer to charge what they think they can get for their products but £6K for a brass sax??! Is it really twice as good as a Yanagisawa AWO10? Obviously no, by any objective standard. There is a big element of paying for that 'Selmer Paris' logo on the right side of the bell but, as always, they will sell them by the cart-load.

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

ROFL :-)

[@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-]

6050 €

[@Sergiotim2]

Incrivelmente simples! 👏👏👏

[@Sergiotim2]

🤜🇧🇷🤛

[@ruicalcada6149]

@@Sergiotim2 , sim, mas nao deve ser baratinho não....

[@junflute]

Wow!!!

[@ecuriesarcadio2520]

Vive la France!

[@patg3424]

This looks like it is taking the place of the Reference 54. I played the Reference 54 and still like my Yanigisawa awo10 for ease of playing. If you are young, like more resistance and have strong lungs like I once did , then the Selmer would be choice.

[@anrianka]

i hope someday i can have selmer saxophone

[@guillermoarreaga9942]

No quiero pero ni imaginar el precio de esa obra de arte.

[@racehoglund7251]

Yeah baptiste!!!

[@torturedGenius73]

j'en veux un. merci

[@parkerbutton8860]

This video single handedly ended segregation of classical and jazz saxophone players

[@Zaursax]

Nice

[@ZeBurck]

Bravo à Selmer d'avoir relevé un tel défi.

[@jfthiesen2947]

Who needs a Selma Saxophone anymore ? I have had a lot of instruments all are gone and why shall I play for any more ! The never ending Corona ! Fuck all the world goverments !

[@jonathanriggs6599]

I need to get my grubby paws on this immediately

[@TheMyrkiriad]

En parlant de gommer les défauts du saxophone, je me demande si ce sax améliore la stabilité du sol# aigu. C'est le principal problème de mon série 3 alto et série 2 tenor. Et de tous les sax en général.

[@raseshgandhi6702]

🎉🎉🎉

[@brianmyers8350]

Ahhh!!!!

[@beast6428]

Goated

[@eddierivera7197]

Dr. Appleton thinks it’s goated too

[@tdubasdfg]

I want one

[@Sirvalorsax]

Please don't take 2 to 3 years to make the tenor version. 😆

[@jonathanriggs6599]

That’s what I’m sayin man 😂 love your channel btw

[@joaobettencourt92]

Heard rumors that it's coming 2023.... Just rumors though , so don't take my word on it..... Love your channel sirvalor!

[@onimaru1894]

fan here. Youre very informative

[@kai0zen-669]

Right I can’t wait to get my hands on one

[@Rabittsfoot1]

Took little over 5 to release the Axos tenor

[@ioannischatzigeorgiou2546]

price?

[@GGgames678]

Meu sonho tocar um desses

[@GGgames678]

Aqui no Brasil é muito caro comprar um desses

[@davidclaro152]

Is that a Reference 54?

[@Esteban-yr8hm]

What’s the song at the beginning?

[@benitocotrina4600]

Cuanto es su precio saxo alto Selmer para Bolivia Cochabamba

[@maheshwarmaheshwar6144]

How much cost?alto saxophone.plz reply imidiatly.

[@alexmarquez9333]

I think it's 6,000 Euros

[@jeffersonbraga5021]

Muito lindo, me faça uma doação de um, não tenho dinheiro pra comprar.

[@escultordemusicascultas5566]

Estamos dos Meses esperando en España unidades de saxofón alto Supreme y no llegan ¿que está pasando?, We have been waiting for two months in Spain for Supreme alto saxophone units and they have not arrived. What is happening?, Nous attendons depuis deux mois en Espagne les unités de saxophone alto Supreme et elles ne sont pas arrivées, que se passe-t-il ?

[@MrJeremy9835]

Dans les artistes j’attendais de lire David Sanborn mais maintenant trop tard RIP

[@jordangraham2942]

Jeremie Bernard the lead designer said “ for the development of the Supreme, all parts of the instrument have been redesigned for both technical and manufacturing reasons and also for reasons of instrument reliability” It scares me when a company redesigns a product solely so it can be manufactured cheaper . Selmer always used to build the best no matter the cost. From the designers own words the saxophone was redesigned so it can be manufactured easier. Those words strike fear into professional players because at the end of the day it was not redesigned with the player in mind but redesigned for a greater profit margin.

[@Lucia-kk4kn]

obviously..they cheapened many parts i.e : neck receiver, guards, octave key , bottom patch etc. but maybe they put more effort on the bore design that is the most important thing soundwise

[@randomlyweird.]

What’s the song name

[@ericshenderovich6023]

Its better be an alto IV or something cool like it

[@kai0zen-669]

I wonder when the tenor models will be in production

[@EWormMusic]

Baptiste! 1:04

[@JL-bu8bz]

Is this sax made for classical music only?

[@IlliaKulibaba]

Yup

[@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-]

All genres and sound styles..so the description!

[@Abelet33]

Wonderful work Selmer ! Now bring us a new Soprano ! Lol

[@rloomis3]

You don't like the Series III?

[@Abelet33]

@@rloomis3 I like, but a new Soprano will be cool as the same way than an Alto.

[@jonathansaxophone7873]

Noice

[@jmcrml1386]

Il peut être super bien pour 7 boules ! ( à confirmer)

[@mustavaverissimo4224]

Preço do sax selmer 💲💲💰🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@NareshKumar-gi9tl]

Does this company repair old saxophone?

[@DNKG669]

highly unlikely but instrument repair technicians do exist and are rather common in good countries and you'd be surprised what the skilled ones are capable of if you have an endless budget

[@rodolfoarrudaarruda2791]

Rodollfo sax Brasil Paris selmer

[@rodolfoarrudaarruda2791]

Rodollfo sax Brasil Seumer

[@connorsobieri245]

I know the classical player is McAllister but who’s the jazz saxophonist?

[@mmorabito22]

Baptiste Herbin

[@rloomis3]

Check the credits at the end -- it's not T Mac; it's Vincent David.

[@lukeserrano62]

He’s kinda out of tune. Badly out of tune. Not the best advertisement for a sax that is supposed to possess better tuning than previous Selmers (and it may be true). But if you play a sax and disregard tuning then no instrument will save you.

[@adrianszajna8732]

@@lukeserrano62 and 0:54 ;(

[@cx777o]

@@mmorabito22 baptiste herbin is soooo sick

[@Cornhole1]

Ref 36 alto?!

[@Cornhole1]

nope, alot better.

[@pelonete5000]

Nothing "supreme" but the price, wheel has been invented. The guy blowing is what makes the difference.

[@rodolfoarrudaarruda2791]

Rodollfo sax Seumer

[@menagex]

Alto Référence 36, Alto Série IV ?

[@menagex]

J'avais bon à "alto" :-)

[@carloseduardoandrade8365]

A Ferrari dos saxofones

[@shadifrick]

Unless it's a MK VIII that plays better than the Series III or any of the reference models...I'll stick to my Yamaha Custom.

[@Jonathanhsax]

ok

[@LestatDeLioncourt1758]

In view of the quality and the number of female musicians representing the Selmer brand, I consider this promotional video to be anachronistic. In fact, no female saxophonist is represented in the promotion of this instrument and it has nothing to do with a story of parity and quota, it should be obvious. Au vu de la qualité et du nombre de musiciennes ambassadrices de la marque Selmer, j'estime que cette vidéo promotionnelle est anachronique. De fait, aucune femme saxophoniste n'est représentée dans la mise en valeur de cet instrument et cela n'a rien à voir avec une histoire de parité et de quota, cela devrait couler de source.

[@saxpoopoo]

Suprieme?

[@user-kr5jr4tg7u]

We can guess how they are confident of the new saxophone because of its name; the “Supreme”.

[@marklangsax1168]

Yes - like Chicken Supreme, but more Selmery.

[@jordangraham2942]

The engraving looks so so So cheap. It’s just surface scratches. When they engraved the Mark 6 it actually cut to the metal so if it was ever re lacquered you could still see the indentations.

[@marklangsax1168]

Have to agree with you on this. Really not a fan of the engraving on this one. Shame as everything else is looking on point.

[@overthetarget9401]

The engraving is a bit of joke, agreed. The cubes are just weird mixed into the floral pattern and it's execution is kinda..crude for such an expensive instrument.

[@oribargil3958]

Idk man I like the engraving pattern tbh I think its unique and my mark VI isn't engraved at all so..

[@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-]

Good video. Best brand along the time.. but bad choice with this cuasi-cacofonic impro. Better was the simple and clear Chromatic scale played by the woman from the japanesse announce of Supreme.. and much better it would be a good normal song that shows the lowest and highest notes. Anyways, Congrats for this wonderful model.

[@baptisteherbin3243]

man, work your sound, try to play well, and after you can make a comment. You know nothing

[@cx777o]

Man playing the sax seems like its a hobby for financially wealthy people lol

[@marklangsax1168]

When was the last time you checked the price of professional flutes? Or oboes, or bassoons, violins, drum kits, pianos etc etc etc. Its a Selmer so there is an element of 'paying for the label' but any properly professional musical instrument is a significant investment, although you can reasonably expect it to last a lifetime and beyond if properly maintained. How long would you expect a 6K car to last for? If its a 'hobby' though, there are plenty of fine saxes to be had for a fraction of the cost of this one.

[@cx777o]

@@marklangsax1168 i just commented on how i felt about that, but i mostly see people play selmer saxophones if they are quite good. In contrast to drumming or guitar you see plenty of people playing great with equipment valued at just a fraction of the cost of a sax. And to be honest i am quite new to the realm of playing sax, so i generally did not invest a huge amount of time to check prices. What kind of affordable sax would you advise someone to buy if they are just starting out?

[@marklangsax1168]

@@cx777o There is quite a lot of choice these days (way more than when I started out). You will never go wrong with a Yamaha - their student horns are superb and I know pro's who still play them. Trevor James make great student horns too. Stick with tried and true names and you wont go wrong. That said, Jay Metcalf of Better Sax (find him here on KZbin) has recently released his own student horn which a lot of people are saying is very good. Good luck on your journey friend.

[@cx777o]

@@marklangsax1168 Thanks a lot for your answer and not trying to attack me for my opinion in the first comment abvove haha, seems like one can still hold friendly conversations on the internet :)

[@ruicalcada6149]

@@marklangsax1168, very good is my Yamaha Yts 32 from 1990, superb intune....ok, i agree in your opinion, but i found very good sax made in 1990, 1980, 1970, yamahas, yannis, and Selmers, very good brass that days...sorry about my english..

[@mirosawlewandowski7865]

Selmer is just a memory.

[@Saxamaphonegirl]

Not a single female Saxophonist featured or mentioned. I’m sorry, I didn’t realise we were still living in 1950. Speaks volumes about the attitude of the company.

[@joaobettencourt92]

Well , sadly there aren't many female classical saxophonists yet , i mostly just see women in jazz. It's sad but it's the truth. But with the years , things will change , i study in portugal , and one of my saxophone colleagues is a 19 year old girl , and damn , she's an incredible player!

[@alansenzaki4148]

Two excellent female altoists : Zoe Obadia (Julliard), Veronica Leahy (Berklee).

[@rloomis3]

​@@joaobettencourt92 _there aren't many female classical saxophonists_ Nonsense. Marie-Bernadette Charrier Amy Dickson Noa Even Susan Fancher Asya Fateyeva Connie Frigo Miho Hakamada Femke Ijlstra Carrie Koffman Gail Levinsky María Noel Luzardo Kirsten Niederstrasser Julia Nolan Rui Ozawa Juani Palop Debra Richtmeyer Nicki Roman Miho Sumiya Paula Van Goes Eva Van Grinsven Katherine Weintraub Aiwen Zhang Also, check out these quartets - Abelia Ancia Ardemus Elise Hall Fairer Sax Lumie New Thread Rollin' Phones ROYA (I intentionally left out some whom I know play brands other than Selmer.)

[@joaobettencourt92]

@@rloomis3 oh. Nevermind what I said then , i didn't know about too many of them. Yet again i mostly listen to nikita zimin , valentin kovalev , and maxime bazerque. I will listen to some of these players however. Thanks for pointing that out , i apologize , cheers

[@rloomis3]

@@joaobettencourt92 Thanks for your open-minded reply. You should be able to find all of the players I mentioned, and more, here on KZbin. Happy listening!

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

Sorry Selmer, the sound this saxophone produces is odd and not very ear-pleasing. (It could be the bad video and stage production, though, so it's early to tell.) Two players playing it in the beginning, produced a muffled result, full of harsh, raspy-like overtones, like some beginners trying out different reeds. It was horrible.

[@rinahall]

Right

[@rinahall]

@Noé Valverde Rodríguez serie II

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

@Noé Valverde Rodríguez There are test videos of both saxophones. Series II is a great saxophone. The sound of Supreme alto is ..weird. VERY weird. It sounds more like a muffled oboe. If the future Supreme tenor sounds like a muffled basoon, then Selmer has totally lost the plot. I personally don't care how much "new technology" is there in the new instrument if the sound is not there.

[@noevalverderodriguez3596]

Mmm, I am a student of saxophone in Spain. I have to buy a new saxophone because my yamaha is too old, and I am thinking if I buy this or serie II, but you would buy serie II, right?

[@rinahall]

@@noevalverderodriguez3596 yes i have alto serie II, serie III and a Mauriat. I tried supreme. For me Serie II is the best and not so expansive.

[@rinahall]

le son du sax classique est horrible !

[@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-]

Mais, le son du jazz "improvissé" c'est plus horrible.. insoportable!

[@rinahall]

@@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- le freejazz ? Oui. De toute facon 80% du jazz c'est nul et c'est une estimation prudente.

[@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-]

@@rinahall Oui, exactement! Le premier jazz, "avec melodies", c'etait bon.. le rest est nul. Santé😊

[@baptisteherbin3243]

@@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- c'est toi qui est nul, très médiocre même

[@tommyblack7998]

Why don't they stop playing shit and play something decent?