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 ...

Teddy Edwards, the bebop-era tenor saxophonist considered one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles’ Central Avenue jazz scene of the 1940s, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long bout with prostate ...

Famed Chicago tenor saxophonist Earle Lavon “Von” Freeman, once told Tony Sarabia that he was never meant to be a teacher. Saxophonist Frank Catalano and percussionist Kahil El’Zabar strongly disagree ...

It may be impossible to fully measure saxophonist Fred Anderson’s impact on music in Chicago–and around the world. As tenor saxophonist, he invented a rugged, craggy musical language that influenced ...

For nearly two decades, Varner has argued passionately--through his recordings and performances--for the role of the French horn in jazz. With “Second Communion,” he achieves a breakthrough, moving ...

In Robert Altman's most underappreciated film Kansas City there is a memorable scene for music fans. In the 1930's at the Hey Hey club (one of the town's hotter venues) some of the more notable K.C.

You might expect a concert given by a smooth jazz superstar to be a sit-back-and-relax, slow-moving show. Instead, Friday night’s Musikfest performance by Boney James at Lehigh University’s Zoellner ...

With a four-horn jazz combo and an Indian tabla, the new band brings a new interesting colour to the Egyptian music scene “Measure 22, once again, stress more, and again; here it goes...” Tarek Raouf ...