In town for a gig, Tim Warfield stopped by the shop to have his soprano adjusted. Ben Reece was thrilled to work on his horn.    

It was great to hang with St. Louis native, David Sanborn for a brief time before his performance for the Hot Jazz, Cool Nights Gala fund raiser for Jazz St. Louis. We’re grateful for all that jazz St. Louis does … Continue reading →

If you need renewed faith that the Grammys do indeed reward creativity and artistry, check out the group Eighth Blackbird! One of Elke’s grad school roommates, Lisa Kaplan, is the pianist and they chalked up two wins for “Meanwhile” on … Continue reading →

  Saxquest’s Zac Minor blowin’ down the house along side legendary saxman Jerry Greene at The Highway 61 Roadhouse in Webster Groves with Sarah Jane and the Blue Notes.      

JEN this year was in Atlanta. We had a blast as always. Saxquest sent Derick Tramel, Zac Minor, and Ben Reece. Ran into Jeff Coffin, Al Maniscalco, Arthur White, among others. We have a bunch of photos posted on our … Continue reading →

Hope all are doing well! We are keeping busy. In the last month we’ve been to the Midwest Clinic, the JEN Conference, and now we have a small break until MMEA. If you are going to be there, please stop … Continue reading →

Just got back from the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. Saxquest sent Mark Overton, Jon Huff, and Derick Tramel this year. Heard some great music, and ran into some killer players including Terell Stafford and Greg Fishman. This show is well … Continue reading →

    We had a great hang with Chris Potter on December 15th at the Saxquest shop. His Super Balanced Action tenor needed some tweaking and while that work was underway in the shop (adjusted by Ben Reece), Chris enjoyed … Continue reading →

  Here is a set of original wood art deco dealer display stands for woodwind instruments. These were made to precisely fit the “new” Conn 6M and 10M or Connqueror instruments that were introduced by C.G. Conn in 1934. If … Continue reading →