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.

 

 

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…