Instrumental music, once relegated to being a background sound for certain activities, has evolved to become a key element of ...

Around 1830, the Romantic period slowly emerged from the delicate form of the Classical period, breaking musical boundaries and expanding orchestral forces to embody emotions and extra-musical ideas ...

Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats. Credit...Illustration by ...

Welcome to the **J. SEVEN ROMANTIC SAX** event! Get ready for a night filled with smooth saxophone melodies that will transport you to a world of romance and passion. Join us on **Sat Oct 19 2024** at ...

Michael Segell discusses his new book, The Devil's Horn. It follows the history of the saxophone through more than 160 years as a controversial classical, jazz and rock instrument. HANSEN: The ...

An unusual piece makes its UK premiere in this season's BBC Proms - John Adams' Saxophone Concerto. While the concerto is long-established in classical music, the saxophone - 175 years after it was ...

The Quadraphonnes, Portland’s all-women sax quartet, will perform the music of the eccentric artist Moondog at the Alberta Rose Theater on March 7. Moondog was a blind street musician in New York City ...

You can make fun of his long locks all you want, but the fact is Kenny G is here to stay. And after selling a whopping 33 million albums throughout his career, the saxophone player is adding some new ...

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 ...