Norbert Stachel
Norbert Stachel is a multi-instrumentalist, recording and performance artist, composer, arranger, lecturer, and teacher. He specializes in playing and teaching saxophones, clarinets, and flutes in all genres of music. He has recorded and performed with Aerosmith, Tower of Power, Roger Waters, Tony Toni Toné, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Prince, Tito Puente, Diana Ross, Boz Scaggs, Neil Diamond, En Vogue, The Temptations, Sheila E, Quincy Jones, Les McCann, Don Cherry, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Hargrove, Andrew Hill, and many others. Norbert has also performed as a saxophone soloist in a classical music setting with many orchestras including the St. Louis Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.
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“I previously was looking for an affordable modern saxophone that could substitute or replace what I had gotten used to and comfortable with when playing my precious and valuable vintage Mk VI's. I finally found it in the RS Berkeley Virtuouso saxophone. In getting acquainted with this very solid and high quality instrument, I found that I can produce my desired sound with less effort, and play more in tune than I could with the Mk VI. I am especially surprised that the altissimo notes and multiphonics come out spot on and are much more consistent when compared with some vintage instruments! I have now found a very versatile and reliable modern instrument that gives me more confidence and pleasure in expressing my creativity. The RS Berkeley Virtuouso helps me deliver what is expected of me musically in the trenches, studio, and on stage.”