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The Finnish Winter War Remembered [YouTube]

Seventy years ago today, March 13, 1940, ended the Winter war started by Soviet Russia unprovoked. (Music: Finlandia by Jean Sibelius). ...

It takes two to tango and play flute

Juliette Hurel and Benoit Fromanger co-operating. ...

The Making of the New SOTW Logo – Part 1

This is from Kim Pelletier, the resident Sax on the Web artist. (Earlier Sax on the Web logos.) With Sax On The Web’s 10 year anniversary behind us and now with its recent upgrade and new look, I decided that it’s time for a new logo. I have been pondering...

Sax on the Web Forum upgrade

Upgrading the Sax on the Web Forum seems to be taking longer thank expected. Although I had a test installation working for a week, I ran into difficulties when converting with the live database. Check out for update here and on the SOTW site. Sorry for the inconvenience, ~Harri Update (Jan-16-10):  Sax on the Web...

Improvisation Basics 5: The Right Notes At The Right Time

I routinely review Sax on the Web older contents checking out link changes and other things which may have changed over time. It was my pleasure to rediscover Andew Campbell's article "The Right Notes At The Right Time" from 2007. Previously we took a look of Teaching Improvisation to Adult...

Improvisation Basics 3: Blues Chord Progressions and other Rules

Image by haribote via Flickr Blues and Jazz go very much hand in hand. Starting with Blues is the way to get your feet wet in the difficult but rewarding art of improvising. Our approach is three-pronged: First familiarize yourself with Basic Blues Chord Progressions by John Lull. Then absorb the bluesy...