With the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in full swing, with up to 100,000 punters expected in the city, Ellie O’Byrne meets some ...

Stewart Smith salutes the power of Roscoe Mitchell’s collection of solo recordings, a portal to one of the most significant ...

Lacy got his start as a sideman in the early fifties playing in Manhattan's Dixieland revival scene. He also worked with some Duke Ellington players including cornetist Rex Stewart who christened him ...

Vincent Herring, James Carter, and more bring a brand new all-star band to put a soul jazz twist on some of the most popular ...

How do you describe a band like Gong? With such a rich history and legacy this progressive space, psychedelic, jazz, rock, ...

Chris Greene. Most jazz fans in Evanston know about Chris Greene. He is our home-grown tenor/alto/soprano saxophone star ...

University of Connecticut student Julia Kaliszewski put on a show-stopping performance in a solo saxophone recital (titled “JOY”) at von der Mehden Recital Hall this week. Starting at 8 p.m. on ...

"I'm an R&B singer trapped in a sax player's body," jokes the venerable artist who began as a sideman for Morris Day, Isley Brothers & more.

It is playing the pulse – like the heartbeat ... Clarinets in B♭ - Other than soprano saxophones, which are highly unlikely to be found in a school orchestra, there are no obvious contenders ...

As with most types of saxophones, the standard written range is B♭3 to F6 (or F♯6). Above that, the altissimo register begins at F♯6 (or G6) and extends upwards. How to play Saxophones are usually ...