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 ...

David Sanborn, one of the most popular and influential saxophonists of the past 50 years, died Sunday after an extended battle with prostate cancer. He was 78 and had performed as recently as January.

In the summer of 1978, Gerry Rafferty's song “Baker Street” became a top-five hit in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. And for good reason. If there were an official anthem ...

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 ...

Lee Konitz, the celebrated jazz saxophonist and last surviving performer on Miles Davis’ 'Birth of the Cool' sessions, has died. He was 92. By Lars Brandle, Billboard Lee Konitz, the celebrated jazz ...

A brief excerpt from his quote is as follows, It gives me great pleasure that the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards is bestowing the George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Sanborn. The man, his sax ...

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 ...

Correction: This story has been updated to correct Floyd Newman's age. He was 91. Veteran Memphis musician Floyd Newman, the man who put the sax in Stax, has died. Newman — a baritone saxophonist and ...

It's considered by many to be music's sexiest instrument. Its versatile sound, so like a great singer's voice — sweetly seductive one moment, growling and blustery the next — has become virtually ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. Composers have written for some unusual duos — ...

The Quadraphonnes, Portland’s all-women sax quartet, will perform the music of the eccentric artist Moondog at the Alberta Rose Theater on March 7. Moondog was a blind street musician in New York City ...