It was the picture of the DJ – headphones around his neck, saxophone in his hands – that caught Tiffany Yamasaki’s eye. She ...

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.

A Redding doctor wants people to seek therapy — smooth jazz therapy — when his band plays its annual concert later this month at Old City Hall in Redding. Family doctor David Short is the front man ...

When Belgian Instrument Maker Adolphe Sax stuck a reed into a conical brass tube and patented the hybrid in 1846, he contributed a new instrument to the military band. In time his saxophone traveled ...

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

Creating the greatest saxophone solo in pop music is no mean feat - but when a hilarious story of a comedy of errors ensued, ...

There comes a crucial moment in every musician’s life when he must decide what instrument to play. The obvious choice is usually guitar, because everybody wants to be a sweaty rock god. But some ...

Blowhards: New players such as Brendan Mills, left, and Lewis Evans, centre are bringing the saxophone back in from the cold (Getty/iStock/The Independent) Get the inside track from Roisin O'Connor ...