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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

A tribute to Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons, who died on June 18 following a stroke suffered a week earlier In the admittedly narrow category of great and revered ...

Personally, I feel I would be remiss if I didn’t include George Michael’s Careless Whisper , a song that I love only semi-ironically: And now, we’re throwing it to you. What’s the best sax solo in pop ...

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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.

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 ...