The winter season at the Jazz Showcase got off to an encouraging start Thursday evening, with one of Chicago’s more magisterial tenor saxophonists reminding listeners of the plush beauty of his work.

When jazz fans talk about the Texas Tenor saxophone sound, they're talking about a sound which is very robust, sometimes raw, and which mixes the musical vocabularies of swing, bebop, blues and R&B.

Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats.

Learn about well-known alto saxophone players. See how their music, style, and talent made them stand out around the world.

Glover fought to build a life in music. From Portland, Ore., to New York City, her story traces resilience, creativity and ...

It’s a splendid week for fans of the jazz saxophone. On Wednesday, tenor saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter celebrates his 70th birthday with a “Life and Music” performance at the Hollywood Bowl.

Teddy Edwards, the bebop-era tenor saxophonist considered one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles’ Central Avenue jazz scene of the 1940s, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long bout with prostate ...

“There are more people playing jazz music at a higher level than ever before in the history of jazz.” That’s Ian Buss’s answer when I ask him about choosing a career playing straight-ahead jazz music ...

Coleman Hawkins, known as "The Hawk" or "Bean," basically invented tenor sax as we know it, all the way down to Bill Clinton playing his way to office. After making many recordings with various groups ...

Is the sound of a saxophone intrinsically ugly? No, a million jazz fans will cry. Yes, many classical music lovers will shout back. There was a moment this morning when my sympathies were entirely ...

Adolphe Sax, a Belgian musician and instrument designer is being celebrated on 6 November 2015 on what would have been his 201st birthday with a Google Doodle. He invented the saxophone. But is it ...

These saxophonists have a robust, sometimes raw sound that mixes swing, bebop, blues and soul. Illinois Jacquet. Image: William Gottlieb/Library of Congress via Flickr Five Titans Of Texas Tenor Sax ...