Rousseau 2.0 JDX Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece, 8

Full Description

Contemporary to the core

Rousseau understands that modern saxophonists require a certain amount of power and projection. These two qualities are essential in modern music so you can stand out against electronic instruments. The JDX perfectly delivers this power - in an elegant and beautiful sounding package. In fact, the tone of the JDX mouthpiece was the mouthpiece of choice for Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Eric Marienthal, Grover Washington, and Cannonball Adderley, just to name a few.

To ensure you have a balanced sound with great projection, Rousseau designed the JDX mouthpiece with a unique wedged baffle. He then added a smaller chamber to the JDX mouthpiece to ensure your bright tone can soar across the top of an ensemble. The larger tips found on the Rousseau 2.0 JDX mouthpiece range are ideal for bending notes.

The Rousseau design

The Rousseau design all started when Dr Rousseau couldn't find a good enough commercial mouthpiece to recommend to his students - so he made his own! Rousseau actually learned about woodwind design and acoustics from one of the finest acousticians since Adolph Sax - Charles Houvenaghel. Heavily inspired by the mouthpiece that Marcel Mule gave him in 1961, Rousseau finally launched the famous "R" series of mouthpieces - Rousseau's best selling range.

About Rousseau

Chicago born and bred, Eugene Rousseau is known as one of the finest saxophone players around. So good in fact, Rousseau was a chief consultant for Yamaha's saxophone research team, continuously contributing to the development of their instruments and mouthpieces. Rousseau has had the pleasure of completing many musical firsts, such as the first-ever solo saxophone recitals in Paris, Berlin, Vienna, London, and Amsterdam. Even saxophone legend Marcel Mule described Rousseau as "a brilliant saxophonist and distinguished artist".

In 2019 Rousseau contacted Jody Espina at JodyJazz Mouthpieces asking if he would be interested in acquiring Rousseau Mouthpieces. Without hesitation, Jody jumped at the opportunity, and at the start of 2020 the acquisition was made official. This means every Rousseau mouthpiece goes through JodyJazz's rigorous quality control, hand-finished process, and playtest. So now you can enjoy the ingenious designs from Rousseau, and know each and every mouthpiece has been manufactured to the highest possible quality.

Specifications

• Tip Opening: .086'' (2.18mm)
• Includes:
• Rousseau 2.0 JDX Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece, 8
• Deluxe Mouthpiece Pouch