Moving from classical to jazz embouchure is similar to moving the mouth and lips from saying YES to a position ready to say NO. Say YES, then NO, and observe how the shape of the lower lip (and your mouth shape) changes. For classical > YES embouchure. For jazz > NO embouchure. In YES position, the lower lip is stretched wider, its skin is tight as a drum, which suppresses some reed 'buzz'. In NO position (jazz position), the opposite: lower lip is soft, not tight, and the reed vibrates freely, creating that extra 'buzz' which we hear in jazz music.

Oh, so THAT is how you get such variety of sounds in the demos. This was one of the most helpful video lessons I've ever watched.

Any clarinet sounding saxes here because same

Oh my god. I've always wanted that super jazzy tone but I sound like the 2.5 reed with classical embrochure and I never knew how to fix it. THANKS SO MUCH!! (From a very happy clarinettist now saxophonist :))

this actually amazed me in that immediate change. it fr made me laugh from how crazy it is to me

For the case above I did not recommend a softer reed because the players question came from someone playing a Jazz 2.5 reed. But the reed is very important. A classical 3.5 or 3 even will be harder to get a Jazz sound than a 2.5 or 3 Jazz reed. Jody Espina

four minutes and fifty seconds of pure gold! thanks, jody!

You make it sound so easy! Thank you!

Wow this was the best advice I've ever heard. Thanks for what you do 👍🏻

Step 1: apply cork grease to ur lips vigorously. Step 2: turn the mouthpiece the right way (reed facing up). Step 3: put the horn in its case n go home.

Thanks. I just tried this and it works great! Thank you Jody.

Woooow!!! This was super helpful! Thanks so much...I've been trying to figure out how to get that awesome jazz sound. You rock man.....or you da jazz man!

Super quality advice. Wish I had this info 20+ yrs ago, back in college there were so many hack teachers eating up time and cash. Also very limited selection of decent consistent mouthpieces. Quality Advice and quality products, this guy walks the walk and talks. Thank you Jody. Also I'm loving the Super Jet on alto. Once this COVID 19 thing clears up I can try it out with real people in a larger room/bar instead of my closet+computer.

Great video, Jody! You've given me some terrific tips to help a student of mine! By the way, I really enjoyed hearing you play lead in the Wilmington Big Band (Mike Duva here)..... Hope I get to hear you again soon!!

WOW, Thank you for this Illustration. I have always hated my sound and now in a few minutes with listening to your examples am I finally able to dial my sound . By the way im to get your HR dark alto.

Amazing advice! Definitely will give it a shot!

Excellent video, Jody.

man id love if my tone wasn't the musical equivalent to a dying goose

Thanks for the info.

this is gold

Thanks for sharing this

Great video Jody!

Ooh interesting , I'm gonna try this, amazing difference...

So helpful, thank you! Flute player learning to play Bari Sax and i have been looking for a good embouchure video. This helped me understand some of it.

Looking like a real cat with that hat! Great sound, and I will always use, and will preach to others about how incredible your mouthpieces are!

Usefull Tnaks for sharing !

Thank you

Holy shit, this really helped. Thanks!

awesome

Going to show this to my student who wants that jazzy sound. I told him the embrochure should he similar to sucking your thumb or slightly pouting your lip. Hope that analogy might help someone else looking in the comments.

Thanks for this video. With the jazz embouchure, does part of your lower lip still rest on your lower teeth?

What are your thoughts on puffing your cheeks? I see quite a few KZfaqrs play like this, particularly with low notes.

Is this the same advice for tenor sax? If not, could you explain a little?

If you don’t mind me asking what mouth piece are you using?

I’m taking music for my highschool class and I have to play to alto sax but whenever I play certain notes It either sounds like a squeak or a truck horn lmao

Thank you for this video. I have a followup question. I have recently gotten the Jody jet 6 to replace my Claude lakey 5. Until I tried this jet mouthpiece I couldn’t find one I liked better than my lakey. But wow... I find your mouthpiece plays well with various strength reeds. A forgiving mouthpiece with a big sound. So I’m trying legere signature series reeds. Been playing 2.5 but recently tried several strengths and found the sweet spot in the fullness of sound with 3.25. 3 was not as big and 3.5 seemed too controlled for lack of a better description. I tried these reeds using my normal Embouchure which I have an ok jazz sound but not great. So I’m trying the new Embouchure that you and others have recommended but finding it difficult with the 3.25 reed. Would the 3.25 be too strong for the jazz sound or is it a matter of training the Embouchure? I know you recommended a 3 for the person in who wrote the letter. Does it depend on the hours practice per week. This is more for a hobby these days. Thanks!

I play a Ralph Morgan jazz It's really fat like most HRs and because it's a very high quality peice finding the centre is very easy. I play slightly bright or round or loose because the other side has me sounding like a bass clarinet, which IS actually what I do at symphony, this is what you can get if you want to spend the bucks....

How do you make it so that it doesn't feel like you have to use very high amounts of air just to get sound out of the sax?

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When I saw the picture with the title cut off my mind filled in the missing end, “…by changing the size of your hat.” Perhaps Jody was trying to channel Lester Young? Joking aside, thanks for another informative video.

To Jody jazz inc. and whoever's reading this, i have the Jody jazz superjet and I have a problem with it.... it keeps squeaking. I don't know what the problem is. I've tried many embouchures and mouth positions. What embouchure would you recommend for this particular mouthpiece?

How can you get a nice jazz tone on altissimo notes tho?

For a jazzy sound, how much bottom lip, if any, should be covering your bottom teeth? Thank you!

Personally I think its the type of notes and sharps and flats you play

And how to get a Funky Saxophone Sound? Thank you!

At my school there really strict of how we look and what pieces to use while playing. I play on a size 3 Vandoren reed with a selmer c star. Do you think with enough practice I'll be able to get a jazz sound for my friends and family or will I have to change reeds or mouthpiece?

#1 advice, it's not the MPC, practice and work on you long tones.

What songs is he playing here?

Wait this it the real Jody Espina right

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This did not help me it kinda just left me to do my original emboucher after a while because I have been squeaking

03:23 3,5 // 03:59 2,5

Who told you that classical saxophone players play a C on their mouthpiece? It’s an A. It has always been an A. It says so in every book.

Is poor dentistry related to the ability to produce the jazz tone

A jazzy sound? Bull!

Never disliked a video so fast... I can't believe people still believe in fairy tales