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  • Female Saxophonist Competition 2019 Winners Announced

    Female Saxophonist Competition 2019 Winners Announced

    · Key Leaves

    Key Leaves is proud to support the 2019 Female Saxophonist Competition and the newly announced winners! Hosted in Austin Texas, the FSC aims to encourage...

  • Repair Tech Interview - Dan Hansen

    · Key Leaves

    We believe that band instrument repair techs are truly unsung heroes of the musical community. Repair techs don't just keep an instrument at their best...

  • Key Leaves - Small Good That Packs a Punch!

    Key Leaves - Small Good That Packs a Punch!

    · Key Leaves

    Music Trades magazine, June, 2019, features music products that are small but powerful and Key Leaves saxophone key props received a shout out from Ken...

  • Repair Tech Interview - Ryan Walker

    Repair Tech Interview - Ryan Walker

    · Key Leaves

    Saxophone ProShop repair tech Ryan Walker shares his knowledge and insight on saxophone repair, some of his most interesting repair stories and his love of...

  • Upgrade Your Sound at Music & Arts - May 11 and June 1

    Upgrade Your Sound at Music & Arts - May 11 and June 1

    · Key Leaves

    Need a new sax or looking to try the hottest saxophone gear available? Join Key Leaves at two Music & Arts "Upgrade Your Sound" events...

  • Key Leaves Featured In Downbeat Magazine

    Key Leaves Featured in May Issue of DownBeat Magazine!

    · Key Leaves

    Downbeat magazine's Toolshed Gearbox product reviews in theMay 2019 issue gave Key Leaves saxophone key props the #1 recommendation for must have sax care product. We are a bunch of...

  • Music Trades Magazine features Key Leaves and founder Rulon Brown

    Music Trades Magazine features Key Leaves and founder Rulon Brown

    · Nathan Brown

    Music Trades Magazine, one of the world's leading music products publications, features Key Leaves® in the May 2019 issue. The article covers some of our...

  • MUSIC INC magazine features Key Leaves saxophone care products

    MUSIC INC magazine features Key Leaves saxophone care products

    · Key Leaves

    The April issue of Music Inc. Magazine features Key Leaves in their NAMM Show BEST IN SHOW recap! What an honor for Key Leaves to...

  • BestSaxophoneWebsiteEver.com Recommends Key Leaves

    BestSaxophoneWebsiteEver.com Recommends Key Leaves

    · Key Leaves

    We are honored to be included in this year's NAMM Saxophone Gear Roundup by Best. Saxophone. Website. Ever.! BSWE author Zach Sollitto scoured the seemingly...

  • key-leaves-wins-best-in-show-namm-2019

    key-leaves-wins-best-in-show-namm-2019

    · Nathan Brown

    Key Leaves won "Best In Show" NAMM Show 2019 for the Key Leaves saxophone key props that cure sticky G#, Eb and C# saxophone pads!...

  • school-band-and-orchestra-magazine-recommends-key-leaves-march-2019

    school-band-and-orchestra-magazine-recommends-key-leaves-march-2019

    · Nathan Brown

    We are thrilled to announce that Key Leaves saxophone key props are reviewed and recommended as the Best Instrument Care Tool for school band programs...

  • The NAMM Show 2019

    The NAMM Show 2019

    · Nathan Brown

    Key Leaves Wraps Up A Successful NAMM 2019! NAMM 2019 has officially wrapped, and it simply couldn't have been a bigger success for Key Leaves...

  • "Best Instrument Care Tool" award from Tools For Schools, Best of 2019

    "Best Instrument Care Tool" award from Tools For Schools, Best of 2019

    · Nathan Brown

    Key Leaves won the "Best of 2019 Tools for Schools" award in the category of "Best Instrument Care Tool" at The NAMM Show 2019! Each...

  • International Saxophone Symposium 2019

    International Saxophone Symposium 2019

    · Key Leaves

    Are you going to the 2019 International Saxophone Symposium January 11-12 at George Mason University? If so, you must visit the Tenor Madness booth! Tenor...

  • Jazz Education Network (JEN 2019)

    Jazz Education Network (JEN 2019)

    · Key Leaves

    Join us January 9-12 in Reno, Nevada for JEN 2019! Find Key Leaves at BOOTH 302. Jazz Education Network (JEN) is the premiere gathering for...

  • Year in Review 2018

    Year in Review 2018

    · Key Leaves

    The first 12 months! It has been a whirlwind first year for Key Leaves. We won saxophone Product of The Year, supported some wonderful saxophone...

  • KEY LEAVES® WINS SAXOPHONE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2018

    KEY LEAVES® WINS SAXOPHONE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2018

    · Key Leaves

    Read The Full Article Here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE SAX PLAYER GROWS INNOVATIVE MUSIC PRODUCT LINE. Key Leaves® saxophone care product earns PRODUCT OF THE...

  • Female Saxophonist Competition 2019

    Female Saxophonist Competition 2019

    · Key Leaves

    We are proud to sponsor the Female Saxophonist Competition. Highlighting and encouraging women in saxophone is important to us. So we are glad to help...

  • Wright State Saxophone Fest 2018

    Wright State Saxophone Fest 2018

    · Key Leaves

    We had a great time sponsoring the Wright State University Saxophone Festival, December 8, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. Hosted by Dr. Shelley Jagow, Professor of...

  • UT-Austin All State Competition 2018

    UT-Austin All State Competition 2018

    · Key Leaves

    Key Leaves is proud to support the UT-Austin All-State Saxophone Competition and Masterclass, hosted by Saxophone Academy Austin on November 11, 2018.With $1000 of prizes...

  • Saxophone Master Timothy McAllister Endorses Key Leaves

    Saxophone Master Timothy McAllister Endorses Key Leaves

    · Key Leaves

    SEATTLE, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 -- Key Leaves is a new company merely months old, but their patented approach to fixing sticky saxophone key pads is...

  • Key Leaves wins two Outstanding Product Designations from TheSaxophonist.ORG

    Key Leaves wins two Outstanding Product Designations from TheSaxophonist.ORG

    · Key Leaves

    Key Leaves sax key props and the Key Leaves Vent Vine™ earned Outstanding Product designations from TheSaxophonist.org in a detailed product review by Editor in Chief, Paul Haar.  "I tested both...

  • Inside:Outside Saxophone Retreat 2018

    Inside:Outside Saxophone Retreat 2018

    · Key Leaves

    Key Leaves is proud to support the 2018 Inside:Outside Saxophone Retreat, July 17-22 at Victor Wooten’s Center for Music and Nature in Only, Tennessee. Inside:Outside...

  • Sam Ash Band Day Extravaganza - June 23, 2018

    Sam Ash Band Day Extravaganza - June 23, 2018

    · Key Leaves

    We are pleased to announce that Sam Ash Music has joined the family of Key Leaves Dealers! To celebrate, please join us for a Band...

  • NAMM Show 2018

    NAMM Show 2018

    · Key Leaves

    The Key Leaves team attend the 2018 NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants) thanks to the gracious invitation of Curt Altarac from Musicmedic.com. Sharing...

  • 2018 Stetson University Saxophone Workshop

    2018 Stetson University Saxophone Workshop

    · Key Leaves

    Key Leaves is proud to sponsor the Stetson Saxophone Workshop, June 25 - 30, 2018 at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. Directed by Key Leaves...

  • International Sax Symposium 2018 recap

    International Sax Symposium 2018 recap

    · Key Leaves

    Key Leaves officially launched at the 40th annual International Saxophone Symposium hosted by the US Navy Band in Washington DC, January 12-14. The symposium brought...

  • How to store a saxophone & What to do with a sax after someone dies

    How to store a saxophone & What to do with a sax after someone dies

    · Key Leaves

    When a loved one dies there may be a sax left behind that you don't know what to do with. Here are tips for the...

  • Why Key Leaves Vent Vine™ is better for your sax than an end plug

    Why Key Leaves Vent Vine™ is better for your sax than an end plug

    · Key Leaves Customer Support

    We got creative with dry ice vapor to compare our Key Leaves GapCap and Vent Vine™ versus the good ol' plastic end cap (or end...

  • Dublin Scioto Marching Band - OMEA Competition at Newark White Field. Photo by Mike King

    7 Steps to Protect Your Saxophone from Damage in Marching and Pep Band

    · Key Leaves

    Marching band can be a lot of fun but it is a higher risk activity for your saxophone. Follow these simple tips to protect and...

  • An alto sax with sticky rotten bow pads

    How to extend saxophone pad life - You can C the difference

    · Key Leaves Customer Support

    Our friend Kent showed us his Vito student model alto sax that was bought from a pawn shop in the early 80’s. It was played...

  • How To Stop Sticky Soprano Sax Keys

    How To Stop Sticky Soprano Sax Keys

    · Key Leaves Customer Support

    The soprano saxophone is an incredible instrument. It is thrilling to play and can sound warm, screamin', or crystalline. But every soprano sax player eventually...

  • "The Most Disgusting Science Every Sax Player Should Know" - 3 pm, Jan. 12 @ 2018 International Saxophone Symposium

    "The Most Disgusting Science Every Sax Player Should Know" - 3 pm, Jan. 12 @ 2018 International Saxophone Symposium

    · Key Leaves

    Join saxophonist and Key Leaves founder, Rulon Brown, for a free lecture - The Most Disgusting Science Every Sax Player Should Know 3 PM, Friday,...

  • Hey Y’all! Key Leaves is going to TMEA 2018

    Hey Y’all! Key Leaves is going to TMEA 2018

    · Key Leaves

    Join Key Leaves February 14 - 17 at the TMEA Clinic/Convention Booth #689 in Halls 1 & 2 San Antonio, Texas Bring your saxophone to...

  • Music Trades features Key Leaves 2017

    Music Trades magazine features Key Leaves (DEC 2017)

    · Key Leaves

    Everyone has a story to tell and today the story of Key Leaves is featured in Music Trades magazine! The print edition hits mailboxes soon...