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 ...

“I enjoy the combination of saxophone and electronics. I think it is part of our age, the development of electronic sounds,” said Dr. John Sampen, a professor of saxophone at Bowling Green State ...

Saxophone concertos by Richard Rodney Bennett, Stanley Myers and Michael Torke; John Harle, saxophone (Argo) This trio of new saxophone concertos, all written for the British virtuoso John Harle, is ...

Russ Peterson says he began composing classical music for the saxophone because there simply wasn't enough. "We don't have this depth of literature," Peterson, 34, says. "We've got some good music, ...

"Close enough for jazz" is a fun, shorthand way of saying that something's "good enough." Just don't use the phrase in the presence of a serious jazz musician. The expression certainly didn't come up ...

VAIL – Few people are better known anywhere for making a jazz tune sizzle and swing than saxophonist Branford Marsalis. But less recognized is his ability to groove to a classical vibe. The former ...

Sterling musician Adam Hernandez, accompanied by pianist Mary L. Smith, entertained with a “Classic Sax” program at this month’s First Friday @ First Presbyterian concert. Songs in his set included ...

The William Center’s chamber music series opens Sunday at Lafayette College in Easton with the bold sound of the intrepid Prism Saxophone Quartet. For nearly three decades, the group has taken the ...

Classical saxophonist Sigurd M. Rascher, who devoted his life to redeeming his instrument from what he once bemoaned as its stereotype as an emitter of “vulgar, obtrusive sound,” has died. He was 93.

It’s all saxophone, all the time, when the Napa Valley Symphony performs at 3 p.m. Jan. 21 with renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville. The New Orleans native, ...

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Don't miss out on the headlines from CM iPad section Qld Life. Followed categories will be added to My News. FOR most people, the sound of the saxophone conjures up notions of rhythm and blues; of ...