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 ...

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 ...

Smith is one of the leading tenor saxophonists of our time, both rooted in jazz’s traditions and dedicated to exploring its ...

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, ...

Like all great jazz musicians, the saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who died on Thursday, at the age of eighty-nine, had a distinctive, original, and instantly recognizable sound. He tended to play within ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Walter Beasley almost seems to good to be true. How can you top one of the most highly regarded contemporary sax players who continues to hold down a full-time teaching job at his alma mater, The ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...