Soprano Sax Talk (Substack Edition)
Sam NewsomeSam Newsome is a soprano saxophonist, writer, and educator exploring the intersections of jazz, creativity, and personal transformation.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 56 | Founded | 9 months ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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Making the DownBeat Critics Poll Isn’t Rocket Science… But It Is a Game.
I find myself writing about the DownBeat Critic Poll every year, not as an obsession, but because I’m geniunley fascinated with—and empathetic to—the way musicians respond. And it’s mainly those who did not place as high as they had hoped,...
Miles Davis and the Economics of Restraint
Improvisation isn’t just the art of choosing what to play. Sometimes it’s the art of giving something up.
Every phrase you play comes at the expense of another phrase you didn’t. A musical statement is built from thousands of decisions—and...
Killing It Isn’t the Same as Making Music
A colleague once told me about a saxophonist he had been performing with who “played so much shit” it intimidated him to the point that he didn’t even want to play anymore. The story was told with a kind of admiration, as though frightening...
When Did The Bandstand Become Casual Friday?
One of the things I’ve been noticing lately at gigs is that I walk into a venue and genuinely can’t tell who belongs on the bandstand.
Is that the bass player, or is he just waiting on a drink? And the guy standing by the drums—is he about...
The Case for Specialization
In the hard sciences, specialization isn’t optional—it’s almost mandatory.
The reason is simple: the field is simply too vast. There is far too much knowledge for any one person to master. Hell, physics alone contains enough information to...
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I’m Sam Newsome—an improviser, sound experimentalist, and an observer of life. This Substack is an ongoing meditation on music, creativity, the world around us, and the lifelong work of becoming. I welcome you to take this journey with me.
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