Jimmy Street plays FORESTONE reeds

Jimmy Street on Forestone Reeds:

“Any sax player who has played professionally can tell you about his struggles with reeds. Years ago, I was tired of the constant inconsistencies that I experienced and upon hearing about a famous saxophonist who had made the transition to a synthetic reed, decided that it was time for me to try as well. It has not been an easy transition and frankly, it has taken years. But about a year ago, I found a synthetic reed that played well enough to actually play on a gig. As I became more adept at using the reed, I loved its consistency, but alas, my altissimo suffered considerably. Then, a little over a month ago, I met the good people who manufacture Forestone reeds at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. I couldn’t believe the difference! The reed played wonderfully. And, the altissimo was there -- in fact -- more reliable than ever! I wanted to test out the durability of the reed and so I kept the same reed on my tenor for both practice and for gigs and a month later it was still playing great. I doubt that I’ll ever go back to cane. Every time that I try a cane reed, I take it off and put my Forestone reed back onto my mouthpiece. For all of you sax players who are fed up with all the inconsistencies and short life of a cane reed, you savior has arrived. Finally there is a reed that you can count on every time that you pick up your horn. Forestone Reeds!”

Biography of Jimmy Street

Perhaps the most famous original group which Jimmy Street was a full-time member of is the 80’s parody group Big Daddy, which was famous for lampooning the pop music of the day. Big Daddy was on Rhino Records and had a strong cult following. They toured England, Australia and the United States and made national television appearances in all three countries. Jimmy Street has always been active as a first-class musician and has appeared with: Jay Leno, Diane Reeves, The Pointer Sisters, The Smothers Brothers, The Coasters, Pat Boone, Casey Kasem, Jerry Lewis, Louie Anderson, Pattie LaBelle. He is also a sought-after composer and arranger, with television, radio and movie arrangements and compositions to his credit. In the course of his career. Jimmy Street has performed with: Jay Leno, Frank Sinatra, Patty LaBelle, Kieli Smith, Jack Jones, Jimmy Rogers, Lainie Kazan, Buddy Greco, The Drifters, Pat Boone, Tony Danza, Lee Oscar, and Jerry Lewis. He has recorded and or Performed with members of: Tower Of Power, The Brian Setzer Orchestra., The Tonight Show Band, David Benoits Band, Phil Collins Band , Barry Manilows Band, The Buddy Rich Orchestra, Chicago, Rod Stewarts Band, The Beach Boys Band. Jimmy Street has performed for: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, The Apollo Mission Astronauts, Bruce Springsteen, Charo, The Los Angeles Lakers, The Los Angeles Clippers, Red Buttons, Former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, and many major corporate and entertainment business heads. He has performed on several European and Australian hit records. (Big Daddy covers) “The Land Down Under” and “Like a Virgin”, “Dancing In The Dark” And as a composer/musician his credits include several international syndication’s such as: Santa Barbara and General Hospital.