Extended pieces make up most of the program presented here by the World Saxophone Quartet in a live Chicago appearance from 1999. In front of an audience, the foursome is loose and natural; what you ...

The saxophone is one of the most renowned instruments across genres, including jazz, rock and concert bands, among many others. In addition, it makes a great learner instrument for beginners or ...

Two premiere saxophone quartets came out of the final quarter of the last century, and both continue to carry on (each having lost one original member along the way). Rova and the World Saxophone ...

It was the picture of the DJ – headphones around his neck, saxophone in his hands – that caught Tiffany Yamasaki’s eye. She ...

British saxophonist Jess Gillam lit up the Ordway Concert Hall this week in St. Paul, in the first saxophone recital presented by the Schubert Club’s “International Artist Series.” Performing with ...

On Dec. 17, 1951, Sonny Rollins entered a studio for his first session as bandleader. The tenor saxophonist, then 21 years old, had already recorded with the likes of Miles Davis. Within days, and for ...

Tokyo-born composer Takashi Yoshimatsu can’t claim the international reputation of compatriots Joe Hisaishi (of Studio Ghibli fame) or Toshio Hosokawa, but that may be changing soon. Among his ...

In the 1840s, Adolphe Sax revolutionized music with a new instrument — just not in the way he expected. Somewhere between brass and woodwind, his saxophone was designed for symphonic playing. But when ...

Say what you will, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Kenny G. I’m a sucker for the pure, spun-sugar sax appeal of instrumental hits like “Songbird,” “Silhouette” and the aptly named “Sentimental.” ...