Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats.

They don’t call Carla Brownlee “Hurricane” for nothing. On a recent Tuesday at Wilbur’s Bar and Grill, the sax player blows into her horn with enough energy to rock the audience. True to her nickname, ...

Political conscience occupies a special place in the quintessence of modern jazz, fueling, in its most heated moments, the stuff of blunt insurrection. It remains to be seen whether Political Blues, ...

Learn about well-known alto saxophone players. See how their music, style, and talent made them stand out around the world.

People are often surprised to learn Vanessa Collier describes herself as shy and introverted. Those labels don’t skew with the vibrant and charismatic blues, soul and funk singer and saxophone player ...

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, designated by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History as a time to celebrate the legacy of jazz. April was designated Jazz Appreciation Month in part ...

When Chicago blues musician Eddie Shaw played his saxophone, the room seemed to quake. His immense, raspy, growling sound cut through the instrumentals surrounding him. His ornate solos packed vast ...

A rising blues singer and saxophonist whose three albums in five years has gotten her nominated for five Blues Music Awards, will headline downtown Allentown’s 12th annual Blues, Brews and Barbecue ...

feel welcome, Portland. He's likely passing up a lot of money to play the Talent coordinator has been with the festival for about 17 years, and he's been trying to bring Parker and his band to its ...

Blowhards: New players such as Brendan Mills, left, and Lewis Evans, centre are bringing the saxophone back in from the cold (Getty/iStock/The Independent) Get the inside track from Roisin O'Connor ...

Mantes-la-Ville (France) (AFP) – After the financial blues of the Covid pandemic, the French saxophone maker favoured by American jazz greats celebrates its 100th birthday looking to expand further in ...