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I fell in love with the saxophone on hearing Paul Desmond play Take Five in 1961 when I was 14. I learned clarinet and played it all my life, had a tenor sax for a few years when I was young but did not return to saxophone until an alto came my way when I was 53. Tenor and baritone followed. When in 2023 I found I was going to be spending time regularly in Banff, I searched online for an amateur music group I could join. I was amazed and delighted to discover the Aberdeenshire Saxophone Orchestra. It is friendly, welcoming and great fun, the essence of enjoyable music making.

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