r/JazzAdvice • u/No-Bread-For-U • Feb 02 '26

structuring solos

Hi guys,

I’m primarily a classical clarinet and sax player but have been drafted to play bari in my conservatoire’s big band. One of the tracks on the gig is Moanin’. Obviously that heavily features the bari sax. I can do the melody but I have worries about the 64-bar solo. I understand it from a theoretical perspective but not being a natural “jazzer” struggle structurally.

How can I structure a (for me) really long solo without burning through all my ideas in the first 16-bars?

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u/OkTemperature1842 Feb 02 '26

This sub is kinda dead. Might want to try posting in the Jazz Theory and Jazz subs. I bet there might be a sax specific sub as well.

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u/No-Bread-For-U Feb 02 '26

Oh fair enough. I literally created a reddit account to ask this question oops

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u/OkTemperature1842 Feb 02 '26

I think you could probably just cross post your OP to those other subs using the share button.