Grammy-winning Tim Garland has dedicated his new album to the sound of the ultra-rare mezzo soprano saxophone. He speaks to Stuart Nicholson about how this hybrid instrument – and the brilliance of hi ...

Think jazz, and one of the first aural images that comes to mind is the sound of the saxophone: the sensual timbres of Ben Webster’s tenor, breathily exploring the dark heart of a ballad; Charlie ...

Sam Newsome's Blue Soliloquy is available at CD Baby. Soprano saxophone can be an unforgiving instrument. It's hard to play in tune, and many players get a pinched or nasal tone like it has a bad cold ...

Music enthusiasts will be delighted to hear that Nov. 6 is National Saxophone Day. Celebrated on the birthday of saxophone inventor, Antoine-Joseph “Adolphe” Sax, this Belgian inventor had many ...

Like many jazz fans, I've always got my ears open for a "new" sound, music grounded in tradition that still manages to push the borders. Arothymian qualifies. Mixing melodic and rhythmic elements of ...

Cycle of Silence explains why our Norwegian featured artist wins praise for her 'special gift of blending the beautiful and haunting with the unexpected and complex.' Frøy Aagre's music & her soprano ...

There’s a move perfected by middle school orchestra members — mainly clarinet players, in my experience — that emerges directly after a musician makes a jarring mistake during a performance. The ...

Kenny G is known for his signature soprano saxophone sound. The choice of venue is designed to capture both the energy of the city and the intimacy of Kenny G’s music.