Gabrielle Cavassa has experienced a number of pinch-me moments in recent years, including recording and touring with jazz sax ...
Alto saxophone phenom Sarah Hanahan hits SUNY Schenectady for A Place for Jazz series on Friday, Oct. 3, delivering hard-bop ...
What happens when all your European and North American concerts and tours fall through because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic? For alto saxophone great Charles McPherson, there have been ...
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 ...
Brad Mehldau, Samara Joy, Christian McBride and Arturo O’Farrill are just a few of the acclaimed jazz artists who will ...
NEWARK - Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has died. He ...
He is revered by many, if not most, baritone saxophone players as the “godfather” of the instrument. He could blow and hold notes on his saxophone like few other players then or since. He was a ...
What is your favorite saxophone part or parts in a rock ’n’ roll song? The sax is one of my favorite instruments. Its importance in jazz music cannot be overstated, but it also is a instrumental in ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator ...