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Whether performing on stage, in a studio or simply practicing alone, saxophone players experience a unique sense of expression, confidence, and connection with others through their music.
Saxophonist/composer Hillai Govreen will release a new recording, “Every Other Now,” in June via Fresh Sound New Talent Records. Govreen is a clarinetist, saxophonist and composer based in ...
“He prided himself on his arrangements but he really loved, just loved playing, the saddest part of the last six years of his life was that he wasn’t able to play sax, which was his first love ...
Meanwhile, Piggot was named the 2024 saxophone player of the year by the nationally recognized Newsome Gospel Music Awards. He will receive the honor later this spring in Baltimore. God’s Horns ...
Showband singer and saxophone player Paddy Cole has died at the age of 85. The musician’s death comes after he was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022. Cole celebrated his 85th birthday on ...
NEWBURYPORT — Kind. Generous. Joyful. Ask anyone who knew Grammy Award-winning saxophonist/flautist Amadee Castenell to describe him, and that’s what you’ll hear. Those qualities were his ...
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 ...
"The saxophone player could only 'Take Five,'" Butler told Maron, laughing. "But he played it really good! So when I first seen him, [I said], 'What does he do, is he any good?' And he'd do a ...
Saxophone player Alex Madeline will release his debut album, “Unexpected Direction,” on June 14. The first single off the album, titled “Balance,” was released earlier this year.
He took up the saxophone at the age of 11 after a doctor advised him that playing an instrument would help build his lung capacity, according to the New York Times. Despite a prostate cancer ...
Equally versatile and prolific, Sanborn enjoyed rare fame and popularity for a saxophone player. He released eight gold albums and one platinum album; sat in frequently with the “Late Night With ...