There’s a move perfected by middle school orchestra members — mainly clarinet players, in my experience — that emerges directly after a musician makes a jarring mistake during a performance. The ...

Adolphe Sax made this alto saxophone in 1857, long after he had switched to brass. The sax is still a woodwind instrument, though. Photo courtesy National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota The ...

Ahead of the Classic 100: Instruments Countdown next week, join James Valentine on this Jazztrack Special as he delves into the world of saxophone and brass. As a sax player, James shares a few of his ...

It's a great weekend to fill with some smooth jazz. The Billboard charting duo Brass-N-Sax Experience, saxophonist Deon Yates and trumpeter Rob Zinn will have several ...

When Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone, he probably never imagined that his unique wind instrument would go on to become one of the most iconic instruments in music less than a century later. So with ...

Daniel “Weenie” Farrow may be 83, but Friday’s Jazz Fest set with the Pres Hall Brass Band proved — yet again — that he and his trusty tenor sax can keep up with a band of guys half his age. With ...

Calling all smooth jazz fans. Get out your dancing shoes, because on Saturday, Oct. 25, the New York-based Brass Queens take ...