Dexter Gordon and Jackie McLean stand as outsized figures in the history of jazz, high-powered saxophonists steeped in the language of bebop and, in McLean’s case, its offshoots. No one is going to ...

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What is a jazz saxophonist to do? Every time these poor souls pick up their horns to play, they must confront an internal rush of auditory images from Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins and ...

At a ceremony and concert last night in Washington, D.C., the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz named Melissa Aldana, 24, the winner of its annual competition for young musicians. The highest-profile ...

There are a remarkable number of important jazz artists born 100 years ago, and in this hour we'll celebrate saxophonists who have been largely overlooked. The tenor saxophonist Harold Ashby is best ...

John Coltrane and other famed jazz saxophonists hit piercing high notes that amateurs can't by expertly changing the shape of their vocal tracts, research now reveals. The finding addresses a ...

Amateur saxophonists of the world have long been in awe of the piercing high notes jazz legend John Coltrane used to hit, wondering why they can't scale the same auditory heights. Now researchers say ...

Years ago, when saxophonists Andy Snitzer and Everette Harp were both performing in Barbados, they began a lifelong mutual fan club that has blossomed into an artistic partnership. “Everette was ...

In an unprecedented collaboration, the Hawaii Saxophone Foundation (HSF) and the University of Hawaii (UH) Band are joining forces to orchestrate a grand spectacle: 100 saxophonists performing ...

WAAPA PhD candidate Nikki Demandolx is investigating how sports science and yoga can be used to help prevent injury in saxophonists. A live performance at Edith Cowan University (ECU) is set to show ...