hey... right now im on vandorin reeds.... but i want to switch to a more ....jazzy reed... my old sax teacher was talking about it... and said theyre smoother sounding... and im looking for a decent mouthpiece....ive been working with a student mouthpiece for ithink for like 4 years now... but i havent had the time to go out and get a good one.... any suggestions? and ive recently noticed that my high a is like whispery and not very clear compared to everyother note.... is this due to the mouthpiece or sax or me??? anywho tell me what you think. thanks for reading
jen
nova

Sop, Alto, Tenor, or Bari, specify?
What kind of sound are you looking for? What kind of effect do you want your sound to have? What kind of music will you be playing? All these questions come into play when searching for a new mouthpiece/reed/lig. As far as reeds and ligs are concerned, Alexander D.C. reeds and a Consoli Ramplig Dark ligature are the best for jazz. IMHO. I can give you a good mouthpiece suggestion if you post the answers to the above questions. What`s your price range?
-Bleeding Gums Murphy

i already got alto c* s80 henri selmer paris( i think thats the name lol) but its ammmazing...and i got zz reeds although they still are vandoren... theyre reallly good:D how much are silver or whatever mouthpieces?

What do you mean by "silver or something"? What are you looking for as far as sound goes?

What`s your price range? Are you looking into metal or rubber? ?????

As an alto player myself, i can vouch for otto link, meyer, jodyjazz, and peter ponzol mouthpieces. They are all very high quality pieces and are great for jazz. But they all compliment different types of sounds!!

-Bleeding Gums Murphy

p.s. sorry if i`m being a bit irritable. Today was rubbish.

Well I personally spent about $200 CND on a beautiful Eugene Rousseau Jazz Mouthpiece (Hard Rubber) with a Rovner Dark Ligature and Vandoren ZZ 3 1/2 Reeds for Tenor Saxophone. EXCELLENT sound!

metal sorry lol my price range is up to $200

oh and im looking for a ... darker and clearer sound i guesss

There aren`t many modern alto pieces out there with those characteristics (most of them are built to be paint peelers), but one of the ones that does is the Otto Link Super Tone Master. If you`re willing to get a hard rubber piece like that, then i`d get the Phil Barone Jazz Model.
Why do you want a metal mouthpiece? They`re no more suitable for jazz than rubber mouthpieces. At least 90% of the time, metal mouthpieces do not produce good results at all on alto. Just to give you an idea, all the great alto players i`ve heard play rubber mouthpieces.

Bird- Brilhart Tonalin
Desmond-M.C. Gregory
Cannonball- M.C. Gregory
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