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

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 ...

SOMERS POINT — The women have the men beat when it comes to this year’s Jazz @ the Point Fall Festival this weekend. With the theme of “A Tribute to the Saxophone,” more women — five — will perform ...

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 ...