Jazz

Tenor Saxophone

Invented in the early 1840s, the saxophone was a relative latecomer to music—and to jazz. But starting in the mid-1920s, with the rise of the big bands, the instrument slowly but steadily evolved from ...
Jazz

Blue Bossa Nova & Great Jazz Tenor Saxophone

Tenor saxophonists and bossa nova go together like coffee and cream. These two albums from Tower Records' "Exclusive CDs from Blue Note compilation series feature some of the best from both worlds in ...
The Republic

Tenor sax player headlining Jazz at Helen’s

Tenor saxophonist Sophie Faught is shown at a past performance. Tenor saxophonist Sophie Faught gets compliments on her jazz sounds, some of it original. And Faught gets compliments on her clothing, ...
Los Angeles Times

Teddy Edwards, 78; Bebop Tenor Sax Player Was in L.A.’s Jazz Scene

Teddy Edwards, the bebop-era tenor saxophonist considered one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles’ Central Avenue jazz scene of the 1940s, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long bout with prostate ...
WBEZ

Remembering Vonski, master of the jazz tenor sax

Famed Chicago tenor saxophonist Earle Lavon “Von” Freeman, once told Tony Sarabia that he was never meant to be a teacher. Saxophonist Frank Catalano and percussionist Kahil El’Zabar strongly disagree ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Sax great Houston Person, a reluctant ‘acid-jazz’ legend at 88, the 2023 San Diego Jazz Party

Jazz, blues, classical, funk, pop, soul, bossa nova, gospel, rock, Afrobeat, disco and country. These are just some of the styles of music that tenor saxophone great Houston Person has performed in ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Michael Brecker, icon of jazz tenor sax, dead at 57

Michael Brecker, a versatile and highly influential tenor saxophonist who won 11 Grammys over a career that spanned more than three decades, has died. He was 57. By Empty, The Associated Press Michael ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Local musician named top tenor sax soloists at Monterey Jazz Festival competition

David Thomasson of Covina does more than put technical notes together. He combines skill and spirit to lay down the emotional textures of a song. His deftness at doing both twice won him the ...
The Harvard Crimson

100 Years of Jazz Saxophone

In the beginning, there was Coleman Hawkins. Coleman Hawkins begat Ben Webster. And Ben Webster begat Lester Young, and Lester Young begat Charlie Parker. And Charlie Parker begat Dexter Gordon, and ...
Chicago Tribune

Tenor sax jazz icon performs with CLC musicians

When tenor saxophonist Mark Colby decided he wanted to be a professional jazz artist, he didn’t think of teaching. He just wanted to be in front of thousands of people playing his favorite music — and ...
Vail Daily

Vail Jazz column: ‘Texas Tenor,’ a moan within the tone

Visit vailjazz.org for a full weekend schedule and to purchase tickets. Late-night jam session, Wing’s Place, First Chair Cafe, Vail Marriott 11:20 p.m. — Terell Stafford (trumpet), Adam Bravo (piano) ...