Political conscience occupies a special place in the quintessence of modern jazz, fueling, in its most heated moments, the stuff of blunt insurrection. It remains to be seen whether Political Blues, ...

It should be a celebration for the senses at the 30th Erie Blues & Jazz Festival at Frontier Park from Friday through Sunday. An extensive variety of blues and jazz music acts, film screenings, dance ...

Renowned the world over for his slick, funky and Rhythm & Blues-influenced jazz style, Sanborn, whose major instrument is the alto-saxophone, is a multi-Grammy Award winner If you ever tuned in to ...

Unlike the structured precision of a piano-driven quartet, saxophone-guitar albums thrive on spontaneity. Imagine a smoky jazz club where the deep, soulful wail of a saxophone weaves effortlessly with ...

When Chicago blues musician Eddie Shaw played his saxophone, the room seemed to quake. His immense, raspy, growling sound cut through the instrumentals surrounding him. His ornate solos packed vast ...

Jazz legends like John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter have delighted audiences with the Selmer saxophone - Copyright AFP/File Ozan KOSE Jazz legends like John Coltrane ...

This week’s top San Diego concert picks include U.K. soul-jazz band The New Mastersounds, blues dynamo Christone “Kingfish” ...

In most cases, an audience would be fortunate to see just one jazz great at a time like three-time Grammy Award winners Cecile Mclorin Salvant and trumpeter Terrell Stafford or Jeff Hamilton, who has ...

While hauling his luggage through airport terminals, Boney James occasionally hears a calming jazz saxophone coming from the sound system. His jazz saxophone. James, a veteran of modern smooth jazz, ...

What is your favorite saxophone part or parts in a rock ’n’ roll song? The sax is one of my favorite instruments. Its importance in jazz music cannot be overstated, but it also is a instrumental in ...

How appropriate is it that the Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival opened with a second line parade down Chestnut Street to Bridge Street and the Stearns Square venue for the eighth annual music ...

Fiddle player Suzanne Dayton performs during the Havre de Grace Jazz and Blues Fest on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Felix Pastorius and Hipster Assassins give a musicians workshop at the Cultural Center at ...