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WELCOME NICHOLA POPE - YANAGISAWA SAXOPHONES UK ARTIST

Yanagisawa Saxophones UK is delighted to welcome Nichola Pope to our roster of artists. Nichola plays Yanagisawa S9030 Solid Silver Soprano, WO2 Bronze Soprano and…
Posted: Monday, 20 February 2023

Yanagisawa Yany BooStar Review - Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain

This review was published in the summer 2021 issue of Clarinet & Saxophone, the quarterly magazine of the Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain.…
Posted: Monday, 19 July 2021

Yanagisawa Saxophones UK artist Jess Gillam awarded with MBE for Services to Music.

Yanagisawa Saxophones UK artist Jess Gillam has been awarded an MBE for Services to Music in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Jess states, “I feel extremely…
Posted: Thursday, 17 June 2021

New 'Yany BooStar' Saxophone Tone Enhancement

Yanagisawa Saxophones UK have announced the launch of new additions to their ‘Yany BooStar’ series with Gold-Plated and Pink Gold-Plated models. The Yany BooStar is…
Posted: Tuesday, 06 April 2021

Hand Sanitiser & Your Saxophone! Best Practices

Inspecting the damage on instrument materials & finishes Following our recent saxophone disinfection advice – available to read here or below – outlining the safest methods for…
Posted: Monday, 25 January 2021

Win a Yanagisawa 'Yany' SIXS Ligature & Cap Set & Légère American Cut reed for Alto or Tenor Saxophone - worth over £220!

Win a Légère American Cut reed & Yanagisawa 'Yany' SIXS Ligature & Cap Set for Alto or Tenor Saxophone - worth over £220!
Posted: Monday, 14 December 2020

Disinfection Advice from Yanagisawa Saxophones – Japan.

Saxophone care and cleaning is – as it has been all year – an all-important factor in helping reduce the risk of virus transmission. Here’s…
Posted: Wednesday, 02 December 2020

New WO Series Baritone and Curved Soprano saxophones.

Yanagisawa Saxophones UK are delighted to announce the launch of new WO Baritone and Curved Soprano saxophones in the UK. Designed as upgraded replacements to…
Posted: Tuesday, 02 October 2018

Jess Gillam wins Classic BRIT award

Yanagisawa Saxophones UK are thrilled to announce that endorsee Jess Gillam has won a Classic BRIT award. Jess was awarded with the ‘Sound of Classical…
Posted: Thursday, 14 June 2018

Welcome Robert Finegan - Yanagisawa Saxophones UK artist

Yanagisawa Saxophones UK is delighted to welcome twenty-year old Irish saxophonist sensation Robert Finegan to our artist roster. Robert plays Yanagisawa SWO37 Soprano, A9930 Alto,…
Posted: Thursday, 17 May 2018

Jess Gillam becomes first saxophonist to sign for Decca Classics

Yanagisawa Saxophones UK are delighted to announce that award-winning artist Jess Gillam has signed an exclusive record contract with Decca Classics – making her the…
Posted: Friday, 11 May 2018

New WO Soprano series.

We are delighted to announce the launch of new Yanagisawa WO Soprano saxophones in the UK. Designed as upgraded replacements to the popular S901 and…
Posted: Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Yanagisawa Saxophones bring 6000-year Urushi history to life.

Yanagisawa took the opportunity to showcase their expert instrument-making talents with the presentation of four stunning, one-off ‘Urushi’ saxophones at this year’s Musikmesse event in…
Posted: Friday, 21 April 2017

Music For All charity help young saxophonist Lily achieve her Yanagisawa dream.

Music industry charity Music For All have recently teamed up with woodwind retailers Woodwind & Reed and the Music Industries Association (MIA) to help a…
Posted: Wednesday, 07 September 2016

Jess Gillam shines in BBC Young Musician final

Yanagisawa Saxophones and Vandoren Reeds are extremely proud of saxophonist Jess Gillam following her progress to the final of this year’s BBC Young Musician of…
Posted: Monday, 16 May 2016

BBC Young Musician Final for Jess

Yanagisawa Saxophones and Vandoren UK Reeds are delighted to announce that award winning saxophonist endorsee Jess Gillam has won a place in the final of…
Posted: Thursday, 05 May 2016

BBC Young Musician Woodwind Final

Yanagisawa Saxophones are proud to announce that award winning saxophonist – and Yanagisawa artist - Jess Gillam has won the Woodwind Category final of this…
Posted: Monday, 18 April 2016

AWO1 nominated as UK's Best Sax 2015

We are delighted to announce that the Yanagisawa AWO1 Alto has been nominated in the Best Brass/Woodwind Instrument category at the MIA Music Awards 2015.…
Posted: Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Young Jazz Musician of the Year

Yanagisawa Artist, Alexander Bone wins BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2014. For the first time in the 36-year history of the BBC Young…
Posted: Monday, 30 June 2014

Leicester Sax Day – May 10th

The Leicester sax day is a FREE event aimed at anyone interested in the saxophone. The event will be 12pm-430pm, Saturday May 10th 2014. Sax-from-Scratch…
Posted: Thursday, 17 April 2014

WO Series UK Launch Tour

From Thursday 3rd April to Saturday 5th April 2014 the firm is unveiling new Yanagisawa WO Series Alto Saxophone range with Japanese Yanagisawa Artist Takahiro…
Posted: Tuesday, 25 March 2014

WO Launch at Howarths

After the successful launch of the new WO Series Alto Saxophones at Howarth of London, Yanagisawa Artists - Takahiro Miyazaki & Matt Telfer provided an…
Posted: Saturday, 01 February 2014

Kerry Long welcomed as Specialist

Barnes & Mullins has appointed the highly respected Kerry Long to fill the role of woodwind and brass specialist, with particular focus on Vandoren reeds…
Posted: Tuesday, 15 May 2012