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Yves playing tenor saxophone at the Vineyard house in Santa Ynez (2001)

"I Love the electronic stuff, but still nothing's quite like the real thing..."

Practicing at the old airport log cabin
(quite a few years back... time flies...)

Always trying to get the midi
stuff to work...

Recording the "Manthing" project at Dana Holt's studio in Morro Bay

I started playing clarinet at age 7 in my hometown of Geneva, Switzerland.  I took lessons from the Geneva conservatory of music until I moved to the U.S. in 1980. At that time I discontinued playing woodwinds and "switched" to the  guitar.  I played in numerous bands, including early hardcore punk bands like "Sexual Buffet", "Vertical Plan"... Then I learned to play a little better and got into the rock/metal scene with a couple more garage bands...

Then I realized I missed playing a more challenging type music and pick up the tenor sax in the mid 80's.  Started practicing until my lips would fall off... went to Santa Barbara City College where I obtained an A.A. in music. Such a great place, I had the chance to "live" there for 3 years and play in combos, big band, concert band and anything else I could get into...

I spent the next few years playing but also spending a lot of time flying my hangglider and paraglider, which can seriously get in the way of practicing... (Yves's flying page)

In 1997 I got "hit over the head" and realized the place music really had in my life and how it affected the way I live.
Locked myself up and went back into heavy practicing, lots of freeform, then met in 1998 with Dana Holt and stared collaborating on the Manthing project.  Total opening of a new musical dimension.  Awareness of the importance of rhythm and sub-rhythms. All recording were done at Dana's Studio in Morro Bay and is available for sale.

I also had the chance to play big band music with the great Big Band, "The Starduster", led by Charlie Disparte. Learned a lot from him, counting in two... phrasing...

In 2000 I started playing with the Superfreaks, rock/funk jam band in which I mostly play the Yamaha WX11 wind controller.  I can make it sound like a electric guitar, a flute, a mammoth... or another 2000 wild sounds... We recorded a full jam a Orange Whip Studio in Santa Barbara on Jan. 20 & 21st 2001. This recording is also available for sale.

I  also play regularly with the lighthouse jazz quartet, a jazz combo, which is available for bookings.

When I am not playing my saxophone, I mess around with the guitar, hand drums, keyboard and flute...  I love music software and all the programs available for recording, sequencing and practicing.

Yves Bajulaz

Contact: Yves Bajulaz (805) 688 0343  yves@bajulaz.com