My first "DUO Session" for my Master of Music research features German vocalist/actor Sebastian Stert (aka BAX).  Sebastian is close friend who is also studying his Master of Music in Maastricht.  He is an incredibly unique and surprising vocalist who incorporates principles and techniques from his acting training into his singing practice.  We plan to meet to play in this duo more often so in our first meeting we decided to try a couple of freely improvised ideas as well as work on some interesting arrangement ideas and general concepts over the ballad "They Say It's Wonderful".

Voice Memos

They Say It's Wonderful #2

They Say It's Wonderful #1

Free Improvisation #4

They Say It's Wonderful #3

This third DUO Session with Sebastian occurred during our recent trip to NYC with Conservatorium Maastricht where we attended the 2020 Jazz Congress at Lincoln Centre amongst other things.  We decided to use the city and our experiences staying there to inspire our improvisations on this day.

Free Improvisation #7 (NYC - Ping Pong)

Free Improvisation #8 (NYC - Melodic Ping Pong)

Free Improvisation #5(NYC - Improv)

Free Improvisation #6 NYC - Bluesy Improv)

In this 4th session we focussed predominately on some arrangement ideas for the song "Wonderful", utilising sections of the melody as continuous grooves/ostinatos for the melody to soar over.

They Say It's Wonderful #5

They Say It's Wonderful #4

This soundcloud account contains improvisations conducted during my Master of Music studies in Maastricht, NL (2018-20) during which I was focussing on extended techniques and alternate approaches to playing which allow the saxophonist to occupy unconventional musical roles in small group performance/improvisation.

I am currently based in Melbourne, AUS

Andrew.Saragossi