The soprano saxophone, unlike the clarinet or tenor sax, was never popular in jazz until Sidney Bechet, who was the first jazz musician to use it exclusively. A contemporary of Louis Armstrong and ...

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.

The performance was an excellently judged demonstration of skillful collectivity rooted in respect for Evan Parker’s ...

Far be it for me to tell you how to spend your time and money during a seemingly interminable storm on a Thursday night. But if you have any affinity for the silvery sound that slips from Kenny G's ...

Like many jazz fans, I've always got my ears open for a "new" sound, music grounded in tradition that still manages to push the borders. Arothymian qualifies. Mixing melodic and rhythmic elements of ...

Cycle of Silence explains why our Norwegian featured artist wins praise for her 'special gift of blending the beautiful and haunting with the unexpected and complex.' Frøy Aagre's music & her soprano ...