Whats new:
3/24/26
For more information or to order a copy of the revised and expanded 3rd edition of the Jazz Chord/Scale Handbook click here.
Other news:
My project with 3-G Ciphernautz (Jay Bianchi, Lawrence L*A*W Worrell, Ben Gramm) is now being released tune by tune. I contributed on two tracks: “Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon” and the title cut “Whirlpool Freedom.” Those tracks are coming out soon, but in the meantime hear the first drop “Always Shine.” You can follow the band and sample upcoming drops on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. BTW If you are buried in the jazz realm you might not know Lawrence, but he is a nephew of legendary keyboardist Bernie Worrell, a founder of Parliament Funkadelic. Lawrence is an amazing multi instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer. The album is titled “Whirlpool Freedom” and is a great blend of jazz, pop, and hip-hop sure appeal to all contemporary music lovers.
A big thank you to the Conn Selmer Corporation for sponsoring my presentation Making the Saxophone Your Voice at the JEN Convention in New Orleans on Jan 9th. It was a great turnout and by all accounts many found the clinic interesting and directly applicable to the playing and teaching of our shared instrument! For those interested in going further I do a limited number of online lessons where we can address your individual issues and concerns. Contact me at gary@garykeller.net.
Oh yes – check out some new videos on my youtube channel.
A few less recent but significant projects:
Several months ago I presented two masterclass on Jeff Pifher’s new website Next Level Sax. Jeff’s got a great thing going here for saxophonists at all levels and styles. The first was on basic tone production and technique, the second on modal theory and improvisation. Reruns are available for Next Level Sax Members.
Fans of my dear friend and mentor Ron Miller will be excited to hear that The Regions Tribute to Ron Miller is now available digitally on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, and other digital sites. Former students of Ron’s have banded together to create an album of some of his iconic tunes, under the direction of producer Jon Gilutin. This pandemic project was done all remotely in our individual home studios and it sounds pretty awesome thanks to Jon’s keyboard and production prowess. These are all new approaches and fresh arrangements on ten great tunes!! My particular contribution was on the tune “Men in White.” Hope you like it.
Brian Lynch’s new big band album The Omni-American Book Club won the Grammy award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Recording. You can hear me blow alongside Dave Liebman on the 4th track “The Trouble With Elysium.” Crazy chords! The sax section is all Frost alums and my former students, anchored by lead alto Tom Kelley.
One again here are some links:
Miami Sax Quartet You Tube channel
Gary Keller is a Conn-Selmer endorsed artists. This means added support for clinics/concerts. Contact Gary Keller or visit www.connselmer.com for details.
Gary Keller endorses and uses Francois Louis reeds, mouthpieces, and ligatures.