Jodyjazz DV 8* - TENOR

The DV Series: A Modern Approach to the Jody Jazz Sound

The Jody Jazz brand, founded around Jody Espina's vision, has established itself with mouthpieces made to a high standard, designed for both professional musicians and advanced students. The DV series perfectly illustrates this philosophy: a performance-oriented design where the mouthpiece's acoustics are optimized to enhance projection, harmonic richness, and emission efficiency, while maintaining a musical and controllable sound.

Who Is This DV Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece For?

This Jody Jazz DV mouthpiece for tenor saxophone primarily targets intermediate to advanced and professional saxophonists seeking a mouthpiece capable of delivering power reserves without sacrificing roundness. It is especially suitable for contexts where sound projection is essential: modern jazz, funk, fusion, groove, big band, and more broadly any stage situations where projection and impact are critical.

Sound and Design

The DV is a metal mouthpiece with a 24-carat gold-plated finish, designed to deliver a quick response and a precise feel. Its chamber design emphasizes projection and controlled brightness, with a sound described as broad and full. The goal is clear: to generate more harmonics and strong presence while avoiding the harshness sometimes encountered with very "loud" mouthpieces. The result: a mouthpiece that can sound cutting when pushed, yet maintains a broad tonal foundation, with particularly developed midrange and low frequencies.

Within the range, comparison with the DV NY helps position it: the DV is generally brighter and offers more projection, whereas the DV NY tends toward a more traditional jazz sound and a different sense of depth thanks to a deeper chamber.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

This mouthpiece comes with a ligature and a mouthpiece cap, so you can start playing immediately. To complete the setup without risk of error, a swab suitable for tenor saxophone (or a mouthpiece swab) is an excellent option to keep the mouthpiece clean and preserve emission quality over time.

Technical specifications

Category	tenor saxophone	Color	Yellow
Material	metal	Finishing	Gold plated

Type	saxophone mouthpiece	Instrument	tenor saxophone
Finish	24-carat gold-plated	Timbre	broad and full
Handcrafted finish	hand-finished	Behavior	increased power and projection
Opening	2.94 mm	Product subject to a specific right of withdrawal	for hygiene reasons, if the product has been opened, it must be free of any signs of use to qualify for withdrawal and be eligible for a refund or exchange.