It’s been little over a year-and-a-half since Jezzika Sax first blessed this town with her pipes and brass, with a couple of ...
The phenom from Chapel Hill found fame in viral TikTok videos and sold-out shows. Now he reveals the man inside the furry ...
It’s not a myth. North Carolina saxophonist Dean Mitchell played Musikfest on Monday night. Rather, he played the part of his alter ego, Saxsquatch, who performed saxophone while wearing a bigfoot ...
One doesn't become the top-selling instrumental musician of all time without significant skill and appeal. Tim Bourdon quickly noticed that when he started pitching the idea of bringing Kenny G to ...
Alto saxophone phenom Sarah Hanahan hits SUNY Schenectady for A Place for Jazz series on Friday, Oct. 3, delivering hard-bop ...
The Quadraphonnes, Portland’s all-women sax quartet, will perform the music of the eccentric artist Moondog at the Alberta Rose Theater on March 7. Moondog was a blind street musician in New York City ...
When Spain's Ramon Mañas moved to Berlin to study music, he started learning the saxophone. But as the sax is a loud instrument, he couldn't do so when and where he liked. This led to the development ...
He is revered by many, if not most, baritone saxophone players as the “godfather” of the instrument. He could blow and hold notes on his saxophone like few other players then or since. He was a ...
Ron Dewar performing at Natures Table, a popular health-food restaurant and jazz venue in Urbana operated by Terry Masar from 1979 to 1991. Clockwise from left, Mark Kirk, Guido Sinclair and Ron Dewar ...
Born on April 14, 1925, Ammons was a second-generation jazz musician from Chicago, who earned attention for his fiery work in Billy Eckstine's big band, and his staged duels with fellow saxophonists.
NEW BOOK! ESSENTIAL SOLOS FOR ALTO SAX, TENOR SAX, GUITAR, TRUMPET & FLUTE - 28 Solos on Popular Jazz Standards Saxophonist, author and educator, Jeff Harrington, is a Professor at Berklee College of ...