Willow Neilson, saxophone, currently living in Shanghai When did you start playing saxophone and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing the saxophone when I was 14. I hassled my father to buy me one for many years until an instrument came …
James Sandon, saxophone, Perth When did you start playing saxophone and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing the saxophone at the age of six. Both my parents are musicians so growing up in a house full of instruments I guess it …
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Tim Wilson, from Melbourne When did you start playing saxophone and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing saxophone when I was about 13 after having done a couple of years on the clarinet. As a kid I grew up listening to …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? My dad was playing double bass in the Army Reserve Band when I was in primary school and I guess that was my first experience with the instrument. He then showed …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing electric bass when I was 8 and picked up the double when I was 15. I remember I started to play because my primary school really encouraged everybody …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing electric bass in early high school to start my first rock band more out of necessity. There were three guitarists and it was like,” one of us needs …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? Back in High School, I was a blues/ rock guitarist. (weren’t we all?) One day, when I was 15, the music teacher caught me trying to play a Bb shuffle on …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? In high school I played the trombone in the school big band. It was really boring so I decided to try electric bass. It looked a lot more interesting playing bass …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing bass due to my very enthusiastic and generous parents and good old fashioned guilt- My Dad being a music teacher brought home a bass for me from school …
