Sax and the city
American Jody Espina, a jazz saxophonist and founder of JodyJazz Saxophone & Clarinet Mouthpieces – joins Koh Mr Saxman at his club and restaurant Saxsociety on Rattanathibet Road on June 14 for a jazz workshop.
Espina is currently on his first-ever clinic and masterclass tour of Southeast Asia and will be stopping in Singapore and Indonesia 11 before arriving in Bangkok to perform with Koh Mr Saxman and Scott Litroff at Saxophone Pub in Bangkok on June 12, at Saxsociety and Jazz Sushi on June 14 and Vie Hotel on June 15.
Over the years, Espina has studied with the most revered masters of the saxophone, the same teachers who taught such big names as Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Sonny Stitt, Harry Carney, Michael Brecker, Joe Lavano and Jerry Coker. They include Joe Allard, Junie Ferrell, David Gross, Dave Liebman, Santy Runyon, Joe Viola , George Garzone, and the pianist/composer Joanne Brackeen.
After majoring in classical clarinet for two years at the University of South Florida, Espina transferred to Berklee College of Music where he won a Phil Woods Performance Scholarship.
He currently gives masterclasses and clinics on subjects ranging from sound production, improvising, practice techniques and mouthpiece technology.
Tickets for the Saxsociety event are Bt500. Find out more at (02) 965 7399 or join the conversation at Facebook.com/saxsociety/
