It took decades—a century even, depending how you count—for Adolphe Sax’s invention to take its place in history. The Belgian instrument maker, born 201 years ago, on Nov. 6, 1814, patented the ...

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 ...

These are bleak days for Detroit, with the Big Three automakers trying to stave off bankruptcy, and soaring numbers of unemployed workers and mortgage foreclosures. But Tuesday night at the Dakota ...

There’s an old joke among saxophone players: The instrument, they say, comes from the factory out of tune. Dr. Michael Brockman is a professor of saxophone at the University of Washington. He actually ...

Thursday nights in January do not typically draw large audiences to the Jazz Showcase. But there was nothing typical about this Thursday night. For starters, the Showcase tends to feature local ...

The year was 1972 and Charles Owens’ reputation as one of the most gifted and versatile young musicians in Los Angeles was growing by the day. At the time, Owens — who’d already earned attention for ...

Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest living practitioners of jazz, bought the saxophone he still uses today on West 48th Street in Manhattan in the 1970s. Back then, the small block was dotted with so ...

The alto saxophone suggestively whispered my name as I walked past it inside the AmeriPawn store. I turned around to see if it was just playing with my head. I haven’t played a sax since my teenage ...

The Kenny G phenomenon is getting a surprising second wind. During the ’80s and ’90s, critics maligned the smooth jazz saxophone king as, well, the worst thing ever. But this generation is embracing ...

At my elementary school, band class for interested students began in fourth grade. During their first semester, the students worked individually with Mr. Ehrlich ...

Dominick Critelli brought the UBS Arena crowd to its feet with his rendition, holding the last note for an extra beat as fans ...