Michael Segell discusses his new book, The Devil's Horn. It follows the history of the saxophone through more than 160 years as a controversial classical, jazz and rock instrument. HANSEN: The ...

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 ...

Originally consisting of saxophonists David Murray, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and Hamiet Bluiett, the World Saxophone Quartet is one of the finest and most unusual small combos in jazz today. The ...

It's official: This guy really blows.

When the famous writers known as The Beats were driving all across the country in the mid-20th century, searching for that numinous muse, they would often search for the best saxophone players who ...

Join us for the Saxophone Studio Recital, featuring students from Oakland University’s saxophone program in an evening of ...

Black Sabbath's initial aim was to include a saxophone player and a slide guitar player in their lineup, making the outfit a six-piece band, as lead guitarist Tony Iommi recalled on a new episode of ...

When the Nationals traded Jose A. Ferrer to the Mariners for Harry Ford on Dec. 6, 2025, the teams exchanged more than a ...

Rome — A musician had a brain tumor removed in Italy this week in a nine-hour surgery that he spent not only awake and fully conscious, but playing his saxophone. The 35-year-old male patient had the ...