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Wayne Shorter, the influential tenor saxophonist, composer and jazz icon, has passed away. The musician’s death occurred today, Thursday, March 2, at a Los Angeles-area hospital and was confirmed by ...

Mars Williams, a saxophone player known for his work as a member of the Waitresses and later the Psychedelic Furs, died Monday at age 68. His hometown newspaper the Chicago Tribune first confirmed ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

The jazz sax player, highly regarded for his work with famed trumpeter Terence Blanchard, grew up in the Old Pueblo. He went to Catalina High and remembers getting his start in jazz as part of the ...

Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi's next collaboration is with a jazz saxophone player, the fellow British musician Soweto Kinch. Interestingly enough, it brings the heavy metal guitarist full circle.

Warning: Due to its extreme range and the required very firm embouchure only professional players can play the Soprillo. It may take several months of practise to reach the highest notes. The ...