Pharoah Sanders’ 1977 release Izipho Zam (My Gifts) on the Strata-East label is a fascinating listen. Widely regarded as a landmark in the evolution of free jazz, it continues to grow on me—and that, ...

NASHVILLE (AP) — Boots Randolph, a saxophone player best known for the 1963 hit Yakety Sax, died Tuesday. He was 80.Randolph suffered a cerebral hemorrhage June 25 and had been hospitalized in a coma.

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For anyone who fell in love with the heartfelt, powerhouse rock music of the 1980s, his sound was unforgettable—a soaring, soulful saxophone that seamlessly blended heartbreak and hope in every note.

Bruce Springsteen is currently in the middle of a world tour with E Street Band, their first without saxophonist Clarence Clemons. “The Big Man” passed away one year ago today from complications ...

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 funerals of James Senese begin at the church of Santa Maria dell'Arco in Miano. Already before 12, hundreds of people ...