Jazz standards every saxophonist should know. My essential 20 list.

Transcription analysis. Breaking down a classic Coltrane solo note by note.

Improvisation over chord changes. The scale choices that define jazz vocabulary.

Practice routine walkthrough. How I divide 4 hours between technique and repertoire.

Music theory applied. Tritone substitutions and chromatic approaches.

The song that made me want to become a musician. Taking it apart note by note.

Altissimo register technique. Extending your range above the normal saxophone limit.

Gear breakdown. Saxophone, mouthpiece, reeds, and ligature choices.

Rhythm section communication. What the sax player needs from the band.

Studio session gone wrong turned into my best creative accident yet.