Before I start a new drawing, I try to look for images to help me determine the pose or the details of objects I want to use in the design. Typically, I try to Google action photos of real women. That’s an easy task when you can think of a famous name to search for, but in the case of the saxophone player, I have to admit I couldn’t think of any famous women saxophone players. Hmmm….shame on me and I was a music major in college.
Not wanting to be ignorant of this field, I decided to see what I could find to help me with this drawing. A quick Google search for “female saxophone player” gave me names like Jane Ira Bloom, Claire Daly, Karolina Strassmayer, Laura Dreyer, Mary Fettig, Vi Redd, Jessica Jones, Ingrid Laubrock, Barbara Thompson, Christine Jensen, Anat Cohen, Virginia Mayhew, Matana Roberts, Frøy Aagre, Bodil Niska, Candy Dulfer, Ivy Benson, Jessica Lurie, Kathy Stobart, Karolina Strassmeyer, Sandy Evans, Fiona Burnett, Tia Fuller, Sarah Manning, Tinika Postma, Kristen Strom, Shannon Kennedy and Mindi Abair. *whew* There sure are a lot of women playing the saxophone out there!
So here she is… (by popular request I might add) the Girls Can’t WHAT? saxophone player. She is available in both light and dark skin tones on a variety of gift items and apparel in the Girls Can’t WHAT? Gift Shop.
And I couldn’t resist looking for some of these artists on Youtube: Check out this fantastic video from Candy Dulfer:
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Girls Can’t WHAT? Saxophone Gifts!
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48 comments
Teria Lyons
This hits home with me because I play baritone sax and all the guys thought that I couldn’t do it. Now I’ve been playing for 3 years (I started in 6th grade and now I’m in 9th) and I’ve shown up all those dumb guy bari players. :P I just love the design a lot cuz of that. :)
yasmin
i love you girls cant what
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I love the girls can’t do what picture with the sax. I’m setting it as my desktop wallpaper right now because I am a saxophonist also. I’m first chair in concert band and tied for fist chair in jazz band, and I think as girls we should do whatever we want to do and do it to our best ability. I never been treated diferently than the other boy saxophonists in fact there is one other girl in our section.
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gretchen
Thanks Liz. I’m one step ahead of ya…I already have a trumpet player. ;)
https://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/04/16/girls-cant-play-trumpet/
Liz
This is very cute. And in response to the player who never felt slighted by the guys for being a female sax player, congrats for being raised in the “New Age” thinking. I too, was a strong player, but in my era, the girls were not invited to the after-school “guy” theory/Improv. class. Nor were we ever given the chance to even practice chord changes.
I’m so glad to hear things have changed – although if you REALLY want to hit a nerve, change it to a Female Trumpet player!!!
Member of – The ALL-Women’s Jazz Band – THE MOODSWINGS
Ashley
I love this shirt!! I play alto, and being the section leader in both jazz and concert band, I feel the need to buy this shirt!
Hannah
wow.
im sorry.
but i never EVER felt like i shouldnt be playing the saxophone.
if it is something you really like and want to do yo dont need somebody telling you girls can play it to.
girls have always played sax an i believe that i am better then all the guy saxophone players i know.
so i know you may think this sight helps but..
i dont.
sorry
@};-
Noam
:-\”:-\” like the idea….
anyway, I think Alisha is right, I play alto sax with many other boys at my band and i Never felt like they looked at me differently. we’re all musicians, boys or girls what the hell makes the difference?
cool stuff!:d
ashley baritonist
hey so i’m a bari player and i’m supposed to write a report on a female bari player
and wow
it was hard googling and not getting anything, so this page has really been alot of help,
also,
you have Karolina Strassmayer on your list twice!