The Music The great saxophone voices of the 20th century – Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman – were all black jazz musicians, and the instrument’s 19th-century French roots are easily ...

Modern audiences — that is, anyone who’s not a centenarian — generally think of the saxophone in terms of its long and influential history as a central instrument in jazz music, from Coleman Hawkins ...

The saxophone isn't the first instrument you'd think of when you're pondering which piece of classical music to put on. If it's sax you're after, you'd be more likely to reach for the jazz of Stan ...

We meet an award-winning saxophone quartet from Texas. A teen flutist who is also a talented figure skater performs Faure. An impressive 16-year-old performs a piece by a guitarist/composer who ...

Long drawn to the saxophone for its expressive possibilities, Branford musician and composer Frank Vasi has taken the past year to share that appreciation with many others. He has not been alone. A ...

The legendary actor tells Classic FM’s John Humphrys that she’s a big fan of classical music, and that learning an instrument is particularly appealing in the current climate. Dame Judi Dench is a big ...

Herbert Hardesty, a tenor sax player who was featured on many Fats Domino classics and collaborated with many jazz and R&B greats, has died. He was 91 years old. Rhodes Funeral Home, which is ...

The former leader of the free world poured beer on Sax Gordon's shoes. When you're on the road, playing gigs everywhere from Nantucket to Slovenia, incidents like this are bound to happen. In this ...

Cafe Del Mar. Greece 2000. Better Off Alone. Lola’s theme. You’ve heard them all before, and they get better and better every time. The white isle has long been THE place for dance music lovers to ...

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