The blast of music heard at the beginning of each episode of "Saturday Night Live." The driving power of Bruce Springsteen's classic "Born to Run." And the famous riff in the jazz classic "Take Five." ...

Possibly, more than any other instrument, the saxophone defines the sound of jazz. Most jazz combos have at least one saxophonist on the front—and when you see that saxophone, you know it's going to ...

Music enthusiasts will be delighted to hear that Nov. 6 is National Saxophone Day. Celebrated on the birthday of saxophone inventor, Antoine-Joseph “Adolphe” Sax, this Belgian inventor had many ...

When Belgian Instrument Maker Adolphe Sax stuck a reed into a conical brass tube and patented the hybrid in 1846, he contributed a new instrument to the military band. In time his saxophone traveled ...

The alto saxophone is one of the most popular instruments in jazz and pop music, known for its smooth, expressive sound. Over the years, many talented musicians have made their mark playing the alto ...

When jazz fans talk about the Texas Tenor saxophone sound, they're talking about a sound which is very robust, sometimes raw, and which mixes the musical vocabularies of swing, bebop, blues and R&B.

Frahm has a brawny tenor sax sound, strong and consistent from top to bottom. His new trio album shows off his ability to use pacing and momentum to tell a compelling story. This is FRESH AIR.