The Republic

Tenor sax player headlining Jazz at Helen’s

Tenor saxophonist Sophie Faught is shown at a past performance. Tenor saxophonist Sophie Faught gets compliments on her jazz sounds, some of it original. And Faught gets compliments on her clothing, ...
Los Angeles Times

Harold Ashby, 78; Tenor Sax Player for Duke Ellington

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 ...
Times Union

At fundraiser for A Place of Jazz, a saxophone salute to two greats

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 ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Bootsie Barnes, Philadelphia tenor sax great, dies of coronavirus at 82

PHILADELPHIA — Robert “Bootsie” Barnes, 82, the widely respected tenor saxophone player whose hard-driving sound and restless creative spirit become synonymous with Philadelphia jazz over a six-decade ...
Los Angeles Times

Nick Brignola, 65; Top Jazz Saxophone Player

Nick Brignola, a baritone saxophonist who was one of the top players of his instrument in jazz, has died. He was 65. Brignola died Friday at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y., after a long ...