Richard Page
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Woodwind artist based in Ottawa, Canada. www.richpagemusic.com www.barisax.ca
Sax quartet and sax choir rehearsals today!
5 days ago
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My bass sax came back from the spa today!
5 days ago
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Tonight’s listening.
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John Surman - Portrait of a Romantic
YouTube video by Giuseppe Galeone
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6 days ago
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Tonight at Irene’s Pub!
6 days ago
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A great day of golf and teaching!
8 days ago
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Irene’s Pub - 40th Birthday Block Party w/ERU-ERA!
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10 days ago
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Looking forward to our 1pm show with ERUERA, celebrating 40 years of Irene’s Pub!
10 days ago
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I woke up with almost no voice today - this post from last year seems appropriate.
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Sick Days
I managed to pick up the yearly back to school cold last week – my youngest daughter came home with it on the Friday, and by Tuesday evening, I knew that I had it. I took the Wednesday day of…
https://barisax.ca/2024/09/15/sick-days/
11 days ago
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New blog post!
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Three Things That I’ve Learned Playing Soprano in a Saxophone Quartet
For the last few years, while finishing my degree, I have been performing in saxophone quartets on the baritone saxophone chair exclusively. This year, I moved to the soprano saxophone chair, and i…
http://barisax.ca/2025/09/26/three-things-that-ive-learned-playing-soprano-in-a-saxophone-quartet/
11 days ago
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A day filled with sax quartets!
11 days ago
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Adding some new sounds to a new project!
12 days ago
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Working out some ideas with my TC Electronics Ditto+ loop pedal and improvising with Un Petit Canard and JellyFish Dual Reverb pedals from MayFly Audio.
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Looped Riff with Un Petit Canard & JellyFish
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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18 days ago
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New blog post!
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Listening List – ERU-ERA
I’ve been part of ERU-ERA, Ed Lister’s horn-driven funk project since 2015. We go through periods where we play a lot, and periods where we don’t – it’s the nature of working with players who…
http://barisax.ca/2025/09/17/listening-list-eru-era/
21 days ago
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A chorus on Stablemates between students.
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A chorus on Stablemates between students.
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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25 days ago
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Sax quartet this morning!
25 days ago
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New blog post!
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Getting Away From The Page
I believe that it’s important to get away from the page – being able to connect with your instrument strictly on a sound level is extremely important. I have started assigning exercises from …
http://barisax.ca/2025/09/11/getting-away-from-the-page/
26 days ago
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Some ideas over an Eb drone between students.
#music
#drone
#improvisation
#sax
#tenorsax
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Some ideas over an Eb drone between students. #music #drone #improvisation #sax #tenorsax
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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26 days ago
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Getting prepped for tomorrow's hit at Minotaure with ERU-ERA!
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Getting prepped for tomorrow's hit at Minotaure with ERU-ERA!
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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about 1 month ago
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Getting back into the routine of the academic year with - #1 - Allegro (R. Decouais)
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Getting back into the routine of the academic year with - #1 - Allegro (R. Decouais)
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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about 1 month ago
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New blog post! I had a blast performing the music of Astor Piazzolla, featuring Gerry Mulligan this summer!
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Summer Concerts With Norteño
I was incredibly fortunate to work with the Tango-Nuevo group, Norteño this summer. The group was recreating the music from the recording Summit – a recording of Astor Piazzolla’s music that …
http://barisax.ca/2025/08/28/summer-concerts-with-norteno/
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Here’s an idea using a Major7#11 sound.
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Line #5 – Major7#11
Here’s an idea using a Major7#11 sound. Here’s the line in all 12 keys. 5-maj711Download
https://barisax.ca/2022/08/27/line-5-major711/
about 1 month ago
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Here’s a blog post from last summer.
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Three Things That I’ve Learned From Summer “Down Time”
August – festival season is over for me, the teaching schedule slows down a bit, and I get a little bit of a mental reset before the flurry of the school year begins. Even though, August is a…
http://barisax.ca/2024/08/19/three-things-that-i-ve-learned-from-summer-down-time/
about 2 months ago
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New blog post!
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Posters, Photos, and Pictures in My Studio
I finally, after more than a year, got around to putting my jazz posters, photos, and pictures up in my studio. I never realised how much of an impact it would have on my students after just a few …
https://barisax.ca/2025/08/20/posters-photos-and-pictures-in-my-studio/
about 2 months ago
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Working on the new soprano this afternoon.
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August 18, 2025
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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about 2 months ago
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Getting Stablemates back into my rep. Step 1 - re-memorise the melody!
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Getting Stablemates back into my rep. Step 1 - re-memorise the melody!
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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about 2 months ago
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Still using this reed storage!
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My Reed Storage
I get asked about my reed storage regularly – probably because I’m usually carrying three or four instruments, so I thought that I would share. This is no new idea by any means, I’…
https://barisax.ca/2022/08/21/my-reed-storage/
about 2 months ago
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Here’s a line in the Dorian mode from my blog.
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Line #4 – Dorian
Here’s an idea using the Dorian scale. Here’s the PDF with the line in 12 keys. 4-dorianDownload
http://barisax.ca/2022/08/14/line-4-dorian/
about 2 months ago
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New blog post! Where I’m getting my inspiration from this summer.
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Composing, Arranging and Admin in the Sun
It’s been a beautiful summer! It’s been a busy summer! It’s been a summer on the golf course, teaching at Carleton University’s camps, and most importantly, a summer to be with my kids. From Septem…
http://barisax.ca/2025/08/12/composing-arranging-and-admin-in-the-sun/
about 2 months ago
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New blog post!
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My Jazz Camp Masterclass – Habits Are Not Bad, They’re Just Habits
This was something that was said to me around 2015 by Petr Cancura, who I was taking some lessons with at the time. He explained to me that my habits had shaped me into the player that I was at the…
http://barisax.ca/2025/08/08/my-jazz-camp-masterclass-habits-are-not-bad-theyre-just-habits/
2 months ago
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Working out some ideas based on major seventh chords spaced a minor third apart. Cmaj-Ebmaj-Gbmaj-Amaj
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Working out some ideas based on major seventh chords spaced a minor third apart.
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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2 months ago
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The first saxophone solo that I transcribed!
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Transcription: Zoot Sims – Mean To Me
Zoot Sims’ solo on Mean To Me, from Basie and Zoot (1975), was the first solo that I ever transcribed. I was in high school – in 2002, and my band director (who is a jazz trombonist), r…
https://barisax.ca/2025/08/02/transcription-zoot-sims-mean-to-me/
2 months ago
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Upgraded my Rulon Rests today!
2 months ago
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Last night, I played my first bass sax gig where I was responsible for being the bass voice in the group. Here are three things that I learned from preparing and performing in this role!
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Three Things That I Learned On My First Bass Gig on Bass Saxophone
Last night, I was fortunate to sub in with the Capital City Stompers for their monthly show at Art House Café – Fever Pitch Hot Jazz. It was my first gig on bass saxophone where I was respons…
http://barisax.ca/2025/07/26/three-things-that-i-learned-on-my-first-bass-gig-on-bass-saxophone/
2 months ago
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Getting into the Dexter headspace on the bass.
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Getting into the Dexter headspace on the bass.
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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3 months ago
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Winding down this practice session with some improvising in E minor on the bass sax.
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July 20, 2025
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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3 months ago
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Another great show of wonderful music by Astor Piazzolla, performed by Norteño et Ses Amis, in front of a fantastic audience! See you next Saturday!
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Another great show of wonderful music by Astor Piazzolla, performed by Norteño et Ses Amis!
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
https://youtube.com/shorts/_ZbLjTEOD08?si=oSsNtZwhYgwyyDDk
3 months ago
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Some Lydian improvisation over a drone.
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Some Lydian improvisation over a drone.
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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3 months ago
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Looking forward to this summer’s tour with Norteño! We’ll be performing the music off of the recording, Summit, a collaboration between Astor Piazzolla and Gerry Mulligan! Here’s a short clip of the sound check!
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Looking forward to this summer’s tour with Norteño! Here’s a short clip of the sound check!
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
https://youtube.com/shorts/7XXnqrZ1JSQ?si=-TH92tIyNBok8yPs
3 months ago
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New blog post! Leon Lester's book, 60 Rambles for Clarinet!
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Music Books – 60 Rambles (Leon Lester)
This is one of my favourite clarinet etude books! I love how the book takes simple and usually diatonic melodies, and then creates chaos! 60 Rambles gives the player a chance to learn a phrase, the…
https://barisax.ca/2025/06/30/music-books-60-rambles-leon-lester/
3 months ago
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A short clip of my solo on Ed Lister’s tune, Shine In at the Ottawa Jazz Festival! 📸 @lconmac21
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A short clip of my solo on Ed Lister’s tune, Shine In, at the Ottawa Jazz Festival!
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
https://youtube.com/shorts/wFkdDpcB8o8?si=Ty7za6dxtl4yaPRH
3 months ago
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PATA 4
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PATA 4
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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3 months ago
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More examples for my students! Klosé!
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02 - Moderato (p.3)
YouTube video by Rich Page Music
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4 months ago
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Here’s a line in the Dorian mode.
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Dorian Line #1
I had this line stuck in my head all morning, and managed to get it down (before it left my mind. Haha!). Here it is in D minor concert, and the PDF has it in twelve keys. 1-dorianDownload
http://barisax.ca/2022/06/20/dorian-line-1/
4 months ago
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Here's Steve Marcus' solo on Moment's Notice with Buddy Rich!
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Transcription – Steve Marcus on Moment’s Notice (Buddy Rich – The Sound Of Jazz – 1978)
Here’s another transcription that I’ve brought over from my old blog. Tim Price suggested this recording, and I transcribed all three tenor solos on Buddy Rich’s interpretation of John Co…
https://barisax.ca/2025/06/20/transcription-steve-marcus/
4 months ago
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PATA 3
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4 months ago
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My Music Pyramid - a post from 2023 which I share with students at least once a week. It helps them put elements of music in perspective, and breaks down their approach.
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My Music Pyramid
My students are familiar with my music pyramid. I use it when I’m assessing a student’s playing – it helps them put elements of music in perspective, and breaks down their approac…
https://barisax.ca/2023/06/11/my-music-pyramid/
4 months ago
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Father’s Day at the driving range is awesome - so many parents and kids together. Also, the language that was being muttered after shots was hilarious…I’ve never heard so many ‘darns’ and ‘shoots’. 🤣
4 months ago
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First rehearsal with Norteño today! I’m looking forward to a summer full of concerts! Dates at
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4 months ago
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New blog post! Paul Moen's solo on Moments Notice with Buddy Rich!
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Transcription – Paul Moen on Moment’s Notice (Buddy Rich – The Sound Of Jazz – 1978)
Here’s another transcription that I’ve brought over from my old blog. Tim Price suggested this recording, and I transcribed all three tenor solos on Buddy Rich’s interpretation of John Co…
https://barisax.ca/2025/06/13/transcription-paul-moen-on-moments-notice-buddy-rich-the-sound-of-jazz-1978/
4 months ago
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Richard Page
Blue Note Records
4 months ago
Friday the Thirteenth
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Friday The Thirteenth (Live At The Village Vanguard, New York/1985)
YouTube video by Joe Henderson - Topic
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