John Mackey is a MD and biomedical researcher, a passionate jazz musician, and lead alto sax player in the River City Big Band in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.   John is the founder and creator of ReedJuvinate, a reed storage system that makes reeds instantly playable and germ-free.

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

In this episode, we cover:

• The wet-dry cycle: how and why it wears down reeds and what you can do about it
• Why humidifying reeds is not enough
• The research behind ReedJuvinate and why it works
• Why you MUST use original Listerine and not any other flavor
• How long it takes a reed to get acclimated when you are playing
• and much more…

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