In the early 1840s, Belgian instrument maker and musician Adolphe Sax set out to create a new sound for orchestras and military bands that could bridge the gap between the bold power of brass and the ...

Jonathan Bagg seems like a modest guy, a little embarrassed to admit that he has groupies. The viola player is one-fourth of the internationally acclaimed Ciompi Quartet, founded over 30 years ago at ...

Sterling musician Adam Hernandez, accompanied by pianist Mary L. Smith, entertained with a “Classic Sax” program at this month’s First Friday @ First Presbyterian concert. Songs in his set included ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu is at home in free jazz, classical and art pop. Finally touring North America, he’s going big by staying ...

You might be surprised to find out just how often the saxophone is used in classic rock. Not just relegated to jazz or big band music, there are sax players who roll and growl, swoop and dive on their ...

New research suggests traditionally complex Western genres like jazz and classical music have become more simplified in structure over time. Older generations often lament that music was better in ...

Sonny Rollins, the "Saxophone Colossus" whose hard-charging yet flowingly meditative works made him the last in a golden era of jazz greats, died Monday.

On Jan. 3, First Friday @ First Presbyterian will feature saxophonist Adam Hernandez, who will present a program of “Classical Sax.” The concert is from 12:05 to 12:35 p.m. at the church at South ...

When you think of classic rock songs, a few instruments immediately come to mind. Heavy bass, walloping drums, shrieking guitars, and vocalists who sing like lightning bolts from the top of a giant ...

The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music plans the Saxophone Artist Series. On Jan. 18, saxophonist Jonathan Hulting-Cohen and harpist Jennifer R. Ellis will perform at the school. That ...