With a rich, brawny tenor saxophone tone, Anton Schwartz leads this quartet through a program of slow ballads and medium-tempo fare. His warm saxophone sound captivates the heart and lets you forget ...

Ken Thomson, New York based saxophonist and composer, describes the music of Slow/Fast as "21st Century Third Stream." It's an apposite description, for it certainly brings together elements of jazz ...

John Gunther teaches our jazz saxophone majors, including BM, MM and DMA students. At all levels, Gunther works with his students to develop and maintain a solid foundation in the physical aspects of ...

Zoot Sims, left, and Al Cohn performing on stage. Al Cohn, circa 1980. Saxophonist John 'Zoot' Sims on break at WTTW Studios during a taping of the show Soundstage in Chicago, Nov. 26, 1979. Harry ...

Phil Woods, a leading alto saxophonist in mainstream jazz for more than 60 years whose piercing solos could also be heard on hit records by Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died. He was 83. By ...

Next Friday, listen out for the music. Wendell “Shine” Hayward, Miles Manders and John Woolridge are behind a two-hour show starting at 7am at the roundabout at Crow Lane. No matter the weather they ...

David Sanborn, the influential saxophonist whose Grammy-winning career included collaborations with Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, has died. He was 78. Sanborn died Sunday afternoon “after an extended ...

Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has died. He was 89.

Lee Konitz, a celebrated jazz saxophonist, died on Wednesday due to complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He was 92. His son, Josh Konitz, confirmed the news to NPR, telling the outlet ...