The tenor sax is a jazz instrument. The paradigmatic jazz instrument, if I may thrown in a $50 word. How many tenor sax sonatas or concertos can you think of that feature the tenor as a solo, or even ...

Here’s an early peek at Sunday’s column — and, if you go to the bottom, you’ll see the start of my list of the greatest sax solos in rock ‘n’ roll history. Feel free to add your favorites or to take ...

This week Tom spends an hour showcasing a few of his favorite jazz tenor sax solos, featuring giants like Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Stan Getz, Benny Maupin, and Dan Faulk.

This article was originally published in Death and Taxes on February 24, 2012. The saxophone is an instrument that has run through an ongoing cycle of cool and uncool dating back to the birth of rock ...

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There is great good news to report this morning: According to reliable sources, the saxophone solo is staging a comeback in popular music. Now, granted, this probably doesn’t rank up there with, say, ...

A saxophonist with a searing tone honed in the bands of Charles Mingus, Art Blakey and Miles Davis, Gary Bartz is often depicted as one of jazz’s great improvisers. He doesn’t see himself that way.

Two recent releases from the free jazz universe of music celebrate two of the greatest saxophone icons of the 20th century, Archie Shepp and Pharoah Sanders. I was first exposed to free jazz at a ...

British saxophonist Jess Gillam lit up the Ordway Concert Hall this week in St. Paul, in the first saxophone recital presented by the Schubert Club’s “International Artist Series.” Performing with ...

Filled with parental pride, saxophone great Charles McPherson listened in rapt attention during a recent joint interview with his daughter, San Diego Ballet standout Camille McPherson. So rapt, in ...

The alto saxophone is one of the most popular instruments in jazz and pop music, known for its smooth, expressive sound. Over the years, many talented musicians have made their mark playing the alto ...