When tenor saxophonist John Coltrane recorded his composition "Giant Steps" in 1959, he created something that changed the way musicians thought about improvisation and harmony. Decades earlier, the ...
It feels like the party might be over, but it's definitely continuing somewhere else afterwards. "The Party's Over" features Ammons working with a larger ensemble, conducted by Oliver Nelson. The ...
Teddy Edwards, the bebop-era tenor saxophonist considered one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles’ Central Avenue jazz scene of the 1940s, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long bout with prostate ...
Cole Palensky, center, plays the tenor saxophone during a summer jazz band camp ensemble rehearsal at UNO. Cole Palensky, right, talks with classmate Andrew Sprague during a master class on jazz ...
Keith Oxman obviously likes teaming up with other saxophonists. In the past he has recorded with Charles McPherson and Dave Liebman, and here he teams up with the old school tenor master, Houston ...
Evan Kappelman is a standout musician from Olathe East High. Photo provided Saxophone player Evan Kappelman, a junior at Olathe East High School, is one of only two tenor saxophone players nationwide ...
Harold Ashby, 78, a tenor saxophonist with the Duke Ellington orchestra, died Friday in New York City. No cause of death was given, but the New York Times reported that he entered the hospital at the ...