Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

On December 17, Windcraft Loud, with the support of the Dutch embassy, presents a festive saxophone and piano recital featuring the talented young musicians Katerina Parpouna and Michalis Hillides.

Woods is Phil Woods, disciple of bebop saxophone pioneer Charlie Parker, and his Saxophone Sonata does a fine job of embedding inside composed music something of the spontaneous soul of jazz ...

Piano and saxophone duets are jazz distilled to its bare essentials: one linear melodic voice interacting with a chordal and rhythmic partner, also capable of leading the line. What these two European ...

The soprano saxophone has never been a dominant instrument in mainstream jazz, but it's been in the mix since the beginning. Take a quick tour of the soprano sax throughout jazz history with the help ...

Whether now is a good time to be a young professional musician in Singapore is debatable. While competition for performance opportunities is stiff due to the sheer number of home-grown talents, the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The world’s largest musical instrument maker hopes to tap into late-life enthusiasm for the saxophone in China ...

Bruce Springsteen is currently in the middle of a world tour with E Street Band, their first without saxophonist Clarence Clemons. “The Big Man” passed away one year ago today from complications ...