Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

As autumn unfolds, our fall season at Newport Classical continues to flourish. It remains a privilege to present extraordinary musicians in our City by the Sea year-round, bringing artists from around ...

“I enjoy the combination of saxophone and electronics. I think it is part of our age, the development of electronic sounds,” said Dr. John Sampen, a professor of saxophone at Bowling Green State ...

Classical saxophonist Sigurd M. Rascher, who devoted his life to redeeming his instrument from what he once bemoaned as its stereotype as an emitter of “vulgar, obtrusive sound,” has died. He was 93.

British saxophonist Jess Gillam lit up the Ordway Concert Hall this week in St. Paul, in the first saxophone recital presented by the Schubert Club’s “International Artist Series.” Performing with ...

Many of today’s symphony orchestra instruments have been around for centuries. The violin, for instance, dates to the 1500s and as a result has an enormous repertoire spanning 450 years. The saxophone ...

University of Connecticut’s Saxophone Quartet brought a diverse collection of music to the von der Mehden Recital Hall at their spring recital on Friday. The program opened with a march by Henry ...

John Adams’ newly recorded Saxophone Concerto opens with a burst of energy -- something the soloist on the recording, Timothy McAllister, enjoys. After a quick string crescendo, McAllister enters, ...

The Colorado Music Festival is a gathering of some of the best orchestral musicians from across the country. Each week throughout the summer, they perform some of classical music's greatest ...