Alto saxophone phenom Sarah Hanahan hits SUNY Schenectady for A Place for Jazz series on Friday, Oct. 3, delivering hard-bop ...
Kenny G made his second stop of his 4-day South African tour at the Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town, where smooth old-time jazz melodies invoked nostalgia.
Most saxophonists play their instruments standing up, but today, Prasant Radhakrishnan is sitting down. His legs are crossed, his back is upright; the saxophone droops like a brass pipe from his mouth ...
STAN GETZ: Voyage. Blackhawk Records. During the course of his lengthy career, Stan Getz has carved out a reputation for playing a very mellow and melodic tenor sax that soothes rather than stimulates ...
When saxophonist Richard Howell talks about his formative influences, he doesn’t just name the jazz legends he consorted with as a young musician. The Southern California native got his start on the ...
Unlike the structured precision of a piano-driven quartet, saxophone-guitar albums thrive on spontaneity. Imagine a smoky jazz club where the deep, soulful wail of a saxophone weaves effortlessly with ...
BURTON, MI - Sheldon T. Banks is no stranger to running a business. He owns multiple funeral homes in Genesee County. But Banks has started up something much different: A jazz music live venue called ...
David Sanborn, the influential saxophonist whose Grammy-winning career included collaborations with Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, has died. He was 78. Sanborn died Sunday afternoon “after an extended ...
Zoot Sims, left, and Al Cohn performing on stage. Al Cohn, circa 1980. Saxophonist John 'Zoot' Sims on break at WTTW Studios during a taping of the show Soundstage in Chicago, Nov. 26, 1979. Harry ...
Peggy Gilbert, a noted jazz saxophonist and bandleader who for decades led all-women ensembles in hot jazz, a daring venture when she began her career more than 80 years ago, died Feb. 12 in Los ...