Pharoah Sanders’ 1977 release Izipho Zam (My Gifts) on the Strata-East label is a fascinating listen. Widely regarded as a landmark in the evolution of free jazz, it continues to grow on me—and that, ...

The saxophone is having a moment again. That golden, smooth sound is popping up everywhere, and people can't get enough of it. It's showing up at weddings, rooftop parties, and live shows. The vibe is ...

The Rev. Bill Carter remembers the story his mother told him about attending a Louis Armstrong concert in Venango County as a ...

Did you know Debussy wrote a solo orchestral piece for saxophone? One of the youngest instruments of the classical world is the saxophone. Although often heavily associated with jazz, the saxophone ...

When Spain's Ramon Mañas moved to Berlin to study music, he started learning the saxophone. But as the sax is a loud instrument, he couldn't do so when and where he liked. This led to the development ...

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 ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Northern Michigan University Choir held its first concert of the fall semester in Marquette ...

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 ...

Classical saxophonist Sigurd M. Rascher, who devoted his life to redeeming his instrument from what he once bemoaned as its stereotype as an emitter of “vulgar, obtrusive sound,” has died. He was 93.

The saxophone can be as beautifully melodic as a violin or a clarinet – but the classical music world hasn’t always seen eye to eye with the instrument. We asked saxophonist Jess Gillam to explain why ...