Mike Anklewicz Musician and Instructor

I'm pleased to announce the release of my first traditional klezmer album, The Rabbi's Blessing, under the banner of the Mike Anklewicz Klezmer Trio. The concept for this album originated in 2015 when I performed a traditional klezmer trio concert in the 350-year-old Portugese Synagogue in Amsterdam. I took the approach of performing "European" klezmer -- tunes that could be sourced to recordings and publications from Europe rather than the United States....

The Rabbi’s Blessing I’m pleased to announce the release of my first traditional klezmer album, The Rabbi’s Blessing, under the banner of the Mike Anklewicz Klezmer Trio. The concept for this album originat…

Episode 3 of The Sax Conservatory has just dropped and in it, I begin talking about how to play in the Altissimo register. We all hear great saxophonists play super high and we wonder, "how do they do that?" Well, here's the first part of how. For those young players out there who are still developing their embouchures, you may want to wait a big before trying some of these exercises, although you should be able to do the exercises here in this first part of the two-part series. [ 149 more words ]

The Sax Conservatory Episode 3: Altissimo part 1! Episode 3 of The Sax Conservatory has just dropped and in it, I begin talking about how to play in the Altissimo register. We all hear great saxophonists play super high and we wonder, “how d…

Episode 2 of the Sax Conservatory is out and in it, I'm talking about Cross-Rhythms, a great technique that I learned from my sax teacher at Queen's University, Peter Freeman. Check out the video below to see the video! Don't forget to click "like" and subscribe to the channel. Click the bell icon so that you can get notified when there's a new video! You can also email [email protected] to book a free online consultation to help you become the best player you can be!

Sax Conservatory Episode 2! Cross Rhythms! Episode 2 of the Sax Conservatory is out and in it, I’m talking about Cross-Rhythms, a great technique that I learned from my sax teacher at Queen’s University, Peter Freeman. Check out…

It's been a challenging couple of weeks of social distancing in Toronto. While the first week was March break, we're now coming to the end of the second week when we would have been back in the swing of things with the regular teaching schedule. Of course, like most musicians and artists out there, I lost my fair share of gigs to the complete cancellation of events, public and private, but I've also been using this time to try to be resourceful. [ 189 more words ]

Announcing: The Sax Conservatory! It’s been a challenging couple of weeks of social distancing in Toronto. While the first week was March break, we’re now coming to the end of the second week when we would have been bac…