Possibly, more than any other instrument, the saxophone defines the sound of jazz. Most jazz combos have at least one saxophonist on the front—and when you see that saxophone, you know it's going to ...

Bandleader Woody Herman's Second Herd in the late 1940s featured a stunning saxophone section known as the Four Brothers. It featured tenormen Stan Getz, Zoot Sims and Herbie Steward, plus baritone ...

When Belgian Instrument Maker Adolphe Sax stuck a reed into a conical brass tube and patented the hybrid in 1846, he contributed a new instrument to the military band. In time his saxophone traveled ...

The British musician is an artist in residence at Winter Jazzfest in New York this week, playing an instrument group that he first picked up in 2019. By Hugh Morris Reporting from London As Shabaka ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

Few sounds from an alto saxophone are more distinctive than the music of David Sanborn. Once heard, it's never mistaken for anyone else's music. Sanborn's playing is lyrical and sweet but meaty enough ...

If Steele “Sonny” Seals’ big tenor saxophone sound didn’t catch you, his vibrant personality would, said fellow jazzman Yoko Noge. He would strut up to the stage at HotHouse, 31 E. Balbo Ave., Chicago ...

In the middle of their set at the Paramount a couple weekends ago, surrounded by windmilling guitarists and kit-smashing drummers, one of Modest Mouse's new members pulled out a trumpet. A couple ...

When Charles Lloyd plays, a lot of people listen. It’s been that way since he moved to New York in the early 1960s. That’s the decade when Lloyd’s mystical sax vibe attached to ensembles led by Chico ...