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 ...

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.

Jazz, blues, classical, funk, pop, soul, bossa nova, gospel, rock, Afrobeat, disco and country. These are just some of the styles of music that tenor saxophone great Houston Person has performed in ...

The alto saxophone is one of the most popular instruments in jazz and pop music, known for its smooth, expressive sound. Over the years, many talented musicians have made their mark playing the alto ...

Two recent releases from the free jazz universe of music celebrate two of the greatest saxophone icons of the 20th century, Archie Shepp and Pharoah Sanders. I was first exposed to free jazz at a ...

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 ...

PARIS — Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who played with America’s greats but chose to live in France, died hours before a concert, his agent said Saturday. He was 80. Griffin, whose career spanned ...

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Indiana University saxophone professor Tom Walsh and his quintet will be continuing the Jazz at Helen’s season this November.

The countywide jazz band included students from Blue Mountain, Mahanoy Area, North Schuylkill, Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven, ...

The UND music department is hosting "Jazz Club Night" on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at The Opal Event Center downtown. The event, free and open to the public, promises to be "an immersive experience of live ...

John Gunther teaches our jazz saxophone majors, including BM, MM and DMA students. At all levels, Gunther works with his students to develop and maintain a solid foundation in the physical aspects of ...