Of the many members of the saxophone family, the alto and tenor have emerged as its most prominent siblings. From the mid-1920s onward, many big band alto saxophonists have filled a dual role, best ...

Coleman Hawkins, known as "The Hawk" or "Bean," basically invented tenor sax as we know it, all the way down to Bill Clinton playing his way to office. After making many recordings with various groups ...

Every Thursday in February Mai Sugimoto will perform two sets at the Hungry Brain, usually in a duo and then leading a band.

Phil Woods, a leading alto saxophonist in mainstream jazz for more than 60 years whose piercing solos could also be heard on hit records by Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died. He was 83. Phil Woods ...

People at Wednesday’s Brown Bag Concert Series at Mechanics Hall will get an opportunity to catch a rare rising star. Not Halley’s Comet, but Hailey Niswanger. Reports of sightings are already in.

Matias Castro, a 2024 graduate of Golden Valley High School, has been named a 2025 YoungArts winner with distinction in jazz alto saxophone, the highest honor of the organization, according to a news ...

Phil Woods, a prolific saxophonist seen as a Charlie Parker successor, who took jazz from its golden era to its incorporation into pop, has died. He was 83. Woods had been diagnosed with emphysema and ...

Have you ever heard a Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in the 1840s? It is a versatile woodwind instrument known for its smooth, expressive sound. Saxophonists are musicians who use the smooth, ...

Anthony Ortega did almost everything imaginable in a music career that stretched over 70 years that included leading a weekly Sunday jam session — into his mid-90s — until his health began to fail in ...

Jazz Explorations played one final performance at Gallery Art Bar to finish a January residency on Thursday night.