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 ...

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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 ...

An upcoming senior at Lucy Beckham High School will be performing an hour-long classical saxophone concert. Luca Ratliff, who is the principal saxophonist of the Wando High School Bands, will be ...

Musician and composer Steven Banks returns to Aspen this week to remind audiences to reconsider their understanding of classical music: who it’s by, who it’s for, and what stories can it tell. As a ...

In the 1840s, Adolphe Saxe, a Belgian instrument maker, invented an instrument with the flexibility of the strings, the power of the brass and the variety of tone quality of the woodwinds. Quickly ...

You'd be hard-pressed to find Kanye West or Jay-Z on this Interlake High School student's iPod. Instead, 18-year-old Andrew Nelson listens to obscure classical saxophone music, among other things. The ...

The life and times of Adolphe Sax -- The saxophone family -- The saxophone in the nineteenth century -- Early twentieth-century light and popular music -- The saxophone in jazz -- The classical ...