When they were looking for a short and sweet name for their saxophone quartet in fall 2016, the men of ~Nois decided to shorten the word “Illinois” to solidify their status as a Chicago-based group.

His latest album, "All This I Do For Glory," is full of brooding compositions that use a variety of techniques that make his saxophone sound like a five-piece band. Colin Stetson is a frequent ...

Glover fought to build a life in music. From Portland, Ore., to New York City, her story traces resilience, creativity and ...

The Rova Saxophone Quartet came together in 1977 and performed its debut concert in February 1978 at a music festival at Mills College in Oakland, California. The group’s lineup — Jon Raskin, Larry ...

James has gone too. We said goodbye a few days before the illness struck him so violently. 'I love you,' I told him. 'I love ...

When Belgian Instrument Maker Adolphe Sax stuck a reed into a conical brass tube and patented the hybrid in 1846, he contributed a new instrument to the military band. In time his saxophone traveled ...

Henrik Pultz Melbye – saxophone/clarinet/composer. Born 1986 in Ribe, Denmark now based in Copenhagen. In 2011 he Graduated from The Academy of Music in Esbjerg with a Master in Music. In August of ...

A look at the world’s largest saxophone, its deep tones, history, and the musicians who brought it to life.