A veteran of the international jazz scene, Max Ionata emerged in the early 90s and has performed with many modern greats including Robin Eubanks, Billy Hart, Joe Locke, Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer and compatriot Stefano Di Battista.

Max sent me his answers in written form, so they were read aloud with the backing music coming from his latest collaboration with Dominik Shurmann, Moons Ago

The link to his full biography, along with the full interview and more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

We covered:

🎷 Why he started on soprano saxophone, and not alto saxophone

🎷 The earliest records he listened to that impacted his playing

🎷 How he keeps his tone sounding so full

🎷 1 lesson that Max teaches his students that he feels is mandatory for them to understand

🎷 1 improvisation exercise that he practices frequently

🎷 And much more!

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