The tenor sax is a jazz instrument. The paradigmatic jazz instrument, if I may thrown in a $50 word. How many tenor sax sonatas or concertos can you think of that feature the tenor as a solo, or even ...

This article was originally published in Death and Taxes on February 24, 2012. The saxophone is an instrument that has run through an ongoing cycle of cool and uncool dating back to the birth of rock ...

"Learn to work with a saxophone, I play just what I feel…" - Steely Dan 6 AM on a Thursday morning, I'm rambling out the grocery store with my supply of granola bars and coca-cola to survive another ...

What is your favorite saxophone part or parts in a rock ’n’ roll song? The sax is one of my favorite instruments. Its importance in jazz music cannot be overstated, but it also is a instrumental in ...

wordLookup: "Enter a word to look up:", Here's an early peek at Sunday's column -- and, if you go to the bottom, you'll see the start of my list of the greatest sax solos in rock 'n' roll history.

I don't think you're being fair to saxophonists. Compare them to the pianist, bassist and drummer who get to play for the entire piece! The saxophonist patiently waits to solo, with nothing to do but ...

There is great good news to report this morning: According to reliable sources, the saxophone solo is staging a comeback in popular music. Now, granted, this probably doesn’t rank up there with, say, ...

Evan Jacobson is a man on a mission. Not content just playing along to the saxophone-less melodies of tracks like Boney M.’s “Rasputin” or Britney Spears’ “Toxic” for his TikTok channel, Jacobson has ...

There’s nothing wrong with minimalist solos. Though some of the most celebrated players, regardless of genre, are acclaimed for exhibiting incredible technical skill during solos, this is not the only ...