Aaron Burr will be the featured soloist at an upcoming concert presented by the Central Washington University Wind Ensemble.
Did you know Debussy wrote a solo orchestral piece for saxophone? One of the youngest instruments of the classical world is the saxophone. Although often heavily associated with jazz, the saxophone ...
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. Credit...Illustration by ...
The alto saxophone is one of the most popular instruments in jazz and pop music, known for its smooth, expressive sound. Over the years, many talented musicians have made their mark playing the alto ...
The Quadraphonnes, Portland’s all-women sax quartet, will perform the music of the eccentric artist Moondog at the Alberta Rose Theater on March 7. Moondog was a blind street musician in New York City ...
In short, they could do whatever they wanted, and they figured they’d use up some of that credit. After leaving touring behind for good, they decided to make the ultimate studio record. That album, ...
Drawn to an instrument that sounded exotic to him, he became one of the most prominent classical musicians in India. By Giovanni Russonello Kadri Gopalnath was a youngster growing up in a village in ...
Alto Reed, whose muscular performances on saxophone helped power Bob Seger’s Silver Bullet Band across almost five decades, died Wednesday morning. He was 72. Reed died with his family at his side ...