August 19, 2011

24-year-old Geovanny Escalante held a saxophone note for 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 45 seconds.

1. The basic idea behind circular breathing is to fill your cheeks with air when you start to run low on the air in your lungs and take a quick breath through your nose while exhaling the air in your cheeks.
2. In 1997, Kenny G earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Kenny G held an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds using Circular Breathing. In 1998, 24-year-old Geovanny Escalante destroyed the record by holding his note for at 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 45 seconds.

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