Jazz, blues, classical, funk, pop, soul, bossa nova, gospel, rock, Afrobeat, disco and country. These are just some of the styles of music that tenor saxophone great Houston Person has performed in ...

LOS ANGELES -- Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. He was 81. Sanders, also known for ...

The tenor sax is a jazz instrument. The paradigmatic jazz instrument, if I may thrown in a $50 word. How many tenor sax sonatas or concertos can you think of that feature the tenor as a solo, or even ...

The L.A. Jazz Society has chosen composer and saxophone great Wayne Shorter as its Tribute Honoree this year. The New Jersey-both musician began his jazz career in the late 1950's playing with ...

Sarah Hanahan was named the top rising alto sax star in Downbeat magazine's 2025 critics' poll. Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan will perform at SUNY Schenectady on Friday, Oct. 3. Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, ...

CLEVELAND, OH, May 13 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and WNWV (“The Wave”) proudly present the hottest jazz show this summer: “A Night of Great Sax and More!” Friday, June 24th. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation has tapped Grammy‑winning saxophonist, composer and producer Joe Lovano as the festival’s ...

How the Dave Matthews Band, Willie Nelson, and Hutchinson Community College are alike might not be immediately evident. But the common denominator is musician Jeff Coffin, who has been or will soon be ...

LOS ANGELES — Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has ...

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Pharoah Sanders, the legendary jazz saxophonist who played with John Coltrane and released more than 30 albums, died Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 81. "We are devastated to share that Pharoah ...

The tenor saxophonist made his debut in 1959 and would go on to be a foundational member of two of the most seminal jazz groups: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the Miles Davis Quintet. By The ...