Happy Birthday Adolphe Sax!

[GA Russell]

On this date in 1814, Adolphe Sax was born in Dinant, Belgium.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Sax

[JSngry]

Without his invention, I might have had a normal life.

So...thanks? I guess?

[Chuck Nessa]

The post office might have had a bunch more hip deliverymen.

[danasgoodstuff]

i put up a little display in the library in which I work with some of our books and CDs and a parts horn belonging to me.

[JSngry]

The post office might have had a bunch more hip deliverymen.

But maybe the mail itself would've been less hip.

[Chuck Nessa]

and reeds would be cheaper.

[flat5]

If you lived next to his father's shop almost any day of the week you'd hear,
"Hey Adolphe, quite fooling around and get back to work!"

[BeBop]

There's a great show at the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels, if you happen to be in that neighborhood. I was thankful that the focus (90 percent) was on non-development, jazz history and application. Pictures of Coleman Hawkins and recordings of Charlie Parker advance my knowledge only so far. Stuff about Sax family business and competition to the saxophone is cool.

[Cyril]

Here's some more: http://www.npr.org/2014/11/06/361776541/happy-birthday-mr-sax

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http://saxfestival.nl/en/

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http://saxfestival.nl/en/artists/

Edited November 7, 2014 by Cyril

[Cyril]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZepJjPX-8&feature=youtu.be