hi!
just wondering what's your favourite instrument for jazz

It's a very close call between soprano sax and clarinet ....

Tenor sax

Tenor sax. I think they have a fantastic sound. Can't wait for my son to start playing it, but he wants to start clarinet first!

He is on the right lines.
It is generally considered that learning clarinet before sax, gives better results than sax before clarinet.
The embouchure (lip formation) is different but it is easier to adapt to sax afterwards.

I like the clarinet, soprano, alto and tenor saxes equally for playing Jazz. I find they all give their own particular slant on the music and how you approach playing it.

deffinatly clarinet. I love the sound if it isn't TOO high

Tenor sax is the best in jazz in my opinion..it's just great!

Of those instruments I don't play, I do think the trombone is a great jazz instrument. I equally think jazz violin works ever so well.

Jazz bassoon is brilliant...


Get a CD of Bela Fleck and The Flecktones if you don't believe me... I think the new one's called "The Hidden Lands" - I really must get that!

Any saxophone. The instruments are soooo versitile.

hillyb

S....S....SAXOPHONE!!!

Piano is my favourite. I love the different voicings that can be produced with this instrument.

yes, first i've learned sax but, my teacher said it'll be better to try clarinet first...
so i took clarinet


really want to hear bassoon in jazz!

ummm, my favrite for jazz is piano....

When the forum recordings site is up and running again, have a listen to the Charlie Wilson Blues cle_ment!

Def. a Trumpet. mellow sounding and very sassy

[size=3] alto sax of course well i would say that cus i do play the sax

alto sax of course well i would say that cus i do play the sax

Are we talking just front line here? Because there;s just something about the double bass that makes fall giggling into a heap on the floor!!

Double bass is very cool, especially Charles Mingus.

Moving sideways slightly, electric bass isn't bad either - I've been listening to Jaco Pastorius quite a bit recently.

Could I be annoying here and say drum kit?

definately trumpet, followed by flugelhorn followed by piano...

I'd be with you there! (Or maybe trombone, hmm...)

Tenor sax and piano. Double bass too.

Trumpet! - But french horns make a good jazz sound too!

As we discovered in Cardiff!

I think piano.

couldn't have a fave but trumpet, clarinet and sax definately come tops i suppose. But don't forget flute - amazing! And also voice can do different effects - think louis armstrong!

Definitely Saxophone...Tenor then Alto

Picking an instrument I don't play I'd have to say trombone but then I am a trumpet player...

Before I would have said trumpet, but I have been playing some jazz on Clarinet for an upcoming concert and I just love it. I have really got the hang of the lovely vibrato that goes so well with jazz clariet. Also doing swing - improv. In the Mood and We'll meet again - its brill!! Really broadening my horizons clarinet wise!

Tenor sax, Clarinet and trumpet is okay too.