Are you looking to pick up a new instrument? If so, a great option to check out is the tenor saxophone. The tenor saxophone is one of the two most commonly used saxophones, the other being the alto ...

Invented in the early 1840s, the saxophone was a relative latecomer to music—and to jazz. But starting in the mid-1920s, with the rise of the big bands, the instrument slowly but steadily evolved from ...

When tenor saxophonist John Coltrane recorded his composition "Giant Steps" in 1959, he created something that changed the way musicians thought about improvisation and harmony. Decades earlier, the ...

Modern saxophone makers have presented instruments that are long on promise and short on delivery. If consumers are not barraged by new advancements in technology then they are overwhelmed by the ...

All things “cute” have overwhelmed me as of late. Don’t get me wrong-cute has its place: puppies, little children, etc. But when it comes to saxophone products, cute is getting a bit old. So you can ...

The tenor sax is a powerful instrument. This is especially apparent in music created by mighty jazz masters whose skills shaped sounds still reflected in present-day compositions. This week's Take ...

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Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest living practitioners of jazz, bought the saxophone he still uses today on West 48th Street in Manhattan in the 1970s. Back then, the small block was dotted with so ...