John Mackey is a MD and biomedical researcher, a passionate jazz musician, and lead alto sax player in the River City Big Band in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. John is the founder and creator of
ReedJuvinate, a reed storage system that makes reeds instantly playable and germ-free.
The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.
In this episode, we cover:
- The wet-dry cycle: how and why it wears down reeds and what you can do about it
- Why humidifying reeds is not enough
- The research behind ReedJuvinate and why it works
- Why you MUST use original Listerine and not any other flavor
- How long it takes a reed to get acclimated when you are playing
- and much more…
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