I spent a couple years playing with Higher Ground, a smooth jazz ensemble with a Christian foundation. Listeners really liked us, but we discovered the hard way that no-one will book a 5-piece listening jazz combo when they could just put a Boney James CD in a stereo for $15.

Higher Ground recorded two demo collages at Studio House North. To hear what I sound like on soprano, alto, and tenor sax, you can download each file (about 5MB) by clicking on the links below:

Smooth Jazz Collage (six segments)

http://www.jamesbjork.com/SoundClips/SmoothJazz.mp3

Christian Jazz Collage (six segments)

http://www.jamesbjork.com/SoundClips/ChristianJazz.mp3

(Five of these Christian tune segments are hymns. Can you Name That Hymn?)

 EQUIPMENT:

Soprano Sax:

Cannonball stone series (Black/gold).  JodyJazz Classic 7 (jazz) JodyJazz DV 7* (fusion)

Alto Sax:

Selmer Mark VII; SR Legend 85 (jazz), JodyJazz DV 7 (funk/fusion)

Tenor Sax:

Cannonball Big Bell Global Series (Black/gold); JodyJazz ESP 6 (jazz), JodyJazz DV 7 (rock/fusion)

(note: the Higher Ground clips above were played on my now-backup Yamaha 62 tenor)

Baritone Sax:

Cannonball Big Bell Stone Series (Black/gold); JodyJazz ESP 6 (jazz)

Clarinet:

Buffet R13; Leblanc Eddie Daniels mouthpiece

Flute:

My wife's Emerson of some sort