Music enthusiasts will be delighted to hear that Nov. 6 is National Saxophone Day. Celebrated on the birthday of saxophone inventor, Antoine-Joseph “Adolphe” Sax, this Belgian inventor had many ...

Nvidia’s Fugatto is designed for ‘film or audio productions,’ but it can also create the sound of a saxophone howling like a dog. Reading time 3 minutes Nvidia wants to let you know that your weirdest ...

Aidan Levy has written a revealing, comprehensive biography of the improviser-hero Sonny Rollins. By Ben Ratliff When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats. Credit...Illustration by ...

The harmonics of the saxophone concentrate around similar frequencies as the human voice. When you play it, the shape and size of your mouth and throat contribute to the resulting tone. The jazz great ...

Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome met at a "Purple Rain" party when they were 19 — sophomores at Pratt Institute. "I asked her to dance, and we've been dancing together ever since," says James ...

The next Kontakt instrument in the Primaries series is a "full-spectrum collection of uniquely expressive woodwind articulations" that "captures the physical friction of the woodwind family" ...