The Austin Peay State University Department of Music has announced that the APSU saxophone ensemble was accepted to perform at this year’s North American Saxophone Alliance conference, which will be ...
It was an amazing sight Tuesday at the Jazz Bakery -- a trio of brawny baritone saxophonists spread across the stage with the rip-snorting, foot-stomping vitality of a line of rhinos ready to charge ...
There is something Baroque about jazz ensembles lacking a piano or guitar as a harmony instrument . Their absence frees previously occupied sonic space for other uses. The format also sets up a more ...
Melissa Aldana, who became the first female instrumentalist and first South American musician to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition last fall, is not the average ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Vivien Schweitzer THE saxophone, invented by the Belgian-born instrument maker Adolphe Sax around 1840, has seldom achieved prominence in the ...
Happy birthday to the memory of Clifford Brown. --The Jazz Internet In Pittsburgh: I recently received an e-mail from reader Greg Runco, a video producer and jazz fan in Pittsburgh, Penn. Runco, 24, ...
The beautiful colors and layers of Jeff, the flowing, lifting soulfulness of Jackiem, and the intimate playfulness of Kenny are all wonderful to experience, and supported by ensemble members Alton ...
Cheesy, cool, noisy, sweet – the sax is a versatile beast that has made many great songs even better The saxophone has earned its place in just about every modern music genre. Listen to the earliest ...
Honey Ear Trio is the new incarnation of long time musical cohorts Erik Lawrence, Rene Hart and Allison Miller. Together, these three passionate musicians approach the music with a sense of ...
The success of the single “Rise Up” indicates smooth jazz fans will find Darryl Alexander’s new album worth the wait.” — Andy Gray – The Vindicator ...