Jay Metcalf is a saxophonist from New York living in the French Riviera. For the last 20+ years he has been performing all around the world while being based in his adopted home town of Nice, France.

When not performing on the saxophone, he also loves to share what he has learned over the years with others. Jay has been a very active educator in New York and in France. His popular website www.bettersax.com allows students from all over the world to access his unique method of learning to improvise and play melodies by ear on any instrument.

Jay got his first saxophone at the age of 10 and played in the school band growing up on Long Island, NY. He pursued a career in music by continuing on to the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in saxophone performance. Several years later he earned his Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies and Arranging at the Aaron Copland School of Music at CUNY Queens College in New York.

As the founder of BetterSax.com Jay’s mission is to help developing saxophone players break away from traditional music learning methods and discover a more efficient, practical and fun way to become a Better Sax player. The BetterSax YouTube channel’s videos have been watched by millions while thousands of saxophone students have made meaningful progress on their instrument thanks to BetterSax courses.