When they were looking for a short and sweet name for their saxophone quartet in fall 2016, the men of ~Nois decided to shorten the word “Illinois” to solidify their status as a Chicago-based group.

In the early 1840s, Belgian instrument maker and musician Adolphe Sax set out to create a new sound for orchestras and ...

Possibly, more than any other instrument, the saxophone defines the sound of jazz. Most jazz combos have at least one saxophonist on the front—and when you see that saxophone, you know it's going to ...

The blast of music heard at the beginning of each episode of "Saturday Night Live." The driving power of Bruce Springsteen's classic "Born to Run." And the famous riff in the jazz classic "Take Five." ...

There is push and pull. There is give and take. There are crests and there are troughs. Saxophone player Miguel Zenon, when performing his combination of jazz and Latin American folkloric music, seems ...

The British musician is an artist in residence at Winter Jazzfest in New York this week, playing an instrument group that he first picked up in 2019. By Hugh Morris Reporting from London As Shabaka ...

In the beginning, there was Coleman Hawkins. Coleman Hawkins begat Ben Webster. And Ben Webster begat Lester Young, and Lester Young begat Charlie Parker. And Charlie Parker begat Dexter Gordon, and ...

In the middle of their set at the Paramount a couple weekends ago, surrounded by windmilling guitarists and kit-smashing drummers, one of Modest Mouse’s new members pulled out a trumpet. A couple ...

When Belgian Instrument Maker Adolphe Sax stuck a reed into a conical brass tube and patented the hybrid in 1846, he contributed a new instrument to the military band. In time his saxophone traveled ...