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 ...

The New York City listening room Close Up lives up to its name—and on the evening of Oct. 22, local musicians, industry ...

A singularly distinctive and uniquely distinguishable stylist, Arthur Blythe is considered one of the greatest alto saxophonist's of his generation. Blythe's beautiful, passionate and expressive sound ...

November 6th is Saxophone Day!"I'd like to try playing the saxophone, but it seems difficult at home because it's so loud..." ...

Full-scale concertos for soprano saxophone are still quite rare compared to the repertoire for alto saxophone. While ...