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What is a good setup for jazz saxophone?
Generally speaking, the typical jazz saxophone setup involves a medium-open tip mouthpiece with a medium-strength reed. Many players of these genres prefer reeds in strengths from 2.50 to 3.00, though many players also use stronger or softer, depending on their needs. Depending on how open the tip of the mouthpiece is often indicates what strength of reed may be preferred. In general, the more open the mouthpiece is, the softer the reed many players prefer, but there are many who prefer different strengths and tip openings, depending on the sound they are looking for.
A Few Great Jazz Mouthpieces
- Jody Jazz Custom Dark or DV series
- Theo Wanne Gaia or Ambika
- Otto Link hard rubber or Super Tone Master
- Vandoren V5 or JAVA
- Meyer hard rubber mouthpieces
- D’Addario Jazz Select
There are many other options for mouthpieces, and all will work well with a medium strength Légère reed, and many players in this style prefer the American Cut or the Signature, depending on how much brightness they wish to add to their tone.