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.

Of the many members of the saxophone family, the alto and tenor have emerged as its most prominent siblings. From the mid-1920s onward, many big band alto saxophonists have filled a dual role, best ...

Learn about well-known alto saxophone players. See how their music, style, and talent made them stand out around the world.

Coleman Hawkins, known as "The Hawk" or "Bean," basically invented tenor sax as we know it, all the way down to Bill Clinton playing his way to office. After making many recordings with various groups ...

Anthony Ortega only performs once a week. But when the 88-year-old saxophone great takes the stage each Sunday evening at Mr. Peabody’s in Encinitas, he often plays for up to three hours at a time ...

The plastic Grafton alto saxophone that Charlie Parker played during a 1953 performance has returned to its place in the American Jazz Museum. Charlie Parker’s Grafton alto saxophone has returned to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Woods, a leading alto saxophonist in mainstream jazz for more than 60 years whose piercing solos could also be heard on hit records by Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died. He was ...

The Roxbury Arts Group will continue its 2022 season with Lakecia Benjamin and Pursuance in a jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Roxbury Arts Center at, 5025 Vega Mountain Road in Roxbury.

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NEW YORK (AFP) - Phil Woods, a saxophonist seen as a Charlie Parker successor who took jazz from its golden era to its incorporation into pop, has died. He was 83. Woods had been diagnosed with ...