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Memoirs of a Mean Sax
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $27.99
Publisher: Finishing Line Press
Published: Aug 22 2025
Pages: 44
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.25 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Memoirs of a Mean Sax draws you into the author's experiences from her decades as a touring and recording jazz musician. Her humor and pathos recount lessons learned as a female saxophone player in the competitive male-dominated New York music scene. An opening Fibonacci poem explores the subliminal composition process, followed by a hilarious comparison of her composer brain to a laundromat, and an exploration of the deep-seated insecurities which affect all artists. Jean offers a compelling metaphoric poem comparing her drums to her adopted daughter, and concludes with sardonic, yet serious, advice for those planning to make their fortunes playing music.
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