‘After hearing Branford’s solo on Sting’s Englishman in New York, I fell in love with the soprano saxophone, and I began playing a soprano sax at the age of 16. In the previous 25 years, I’ve played hundreds of soprano pieces, and each one always had a trade-off between that ‘dark, core sound’ that I love and managing the intonation, (which is so difficult on a soprano). My Dan Forshaw SYOS signature mouthpiece has solved that problem. The medium chamber has a well-rounded tone that performs well in jazz and classical music whilst also providing excellent tuning control. This is the best soprano mouthpiece I’ve ever played and I highly recommend it.’
Setup – Yanagisawa S992 Bronze
Mouthpiece – Dan Forshaw Signature Syos
Ligature – Syos
Reeds – D’Addario Select Jazz 3M filed