Piano and saxophone duets are jazz distilled to its bare essentials: one linear melodic voice interacting with a chordal and rhythmic partner, also capable of leading the line. What these two European ...

A live request for "Careless Whisper" on piano turns into a duet when a saxophone joins in. Captured in one take, highlighting instrumental harmony, melodic interpretation, and natural audience ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

Student musicians from the region recently participated in the Western State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Missoula. The festival held May 5-6 featured students who received superior ratings at the ...

Freedom. Free-dom. What is it? And how do you get it? In music the word denotes something specific. At least in jazz. It means in part starting out a musical performance with the idea that what is ...

Whether now is a good time to be a young professional musician in Singapore is debatable. While competition for performance opportunities is stiff due to the sheer number of home-grown talents, the ...

Ranking with John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins as one of the all-time great tenor sax players, jazz legend Sonny Rollins has been recording fiery, passionate and intelligent music for nearly 60 years.