Classic rock music benefited from the saxophone in the 1970s. These are three great 70s classic rock songs with great sax ...
The tenor sax is a jazz instrument. The paradigmatic jazz instrument, if I may thrown in a $50 word. How many tenor sax sonatas or concertos can you think of that feature the tenor as a solo, or even ...
"Learn to work with a saxophone, I play just what I feel…" - Steely Dan 6 AM on a Thursday morning, I'm rambling out the grocery store with my supply of granola bars and coca-cola to survive another ...
You might be surprised to find out just how often the saxophone is used in classic rock. Not just relegated to jazz or big band music, there are sax players who roll and growl, swoop and dive on their ...
What is your favorite saxophone part or parts in a rock ’n’ roll song? The sax is one of my favorite instruments. Its importance in jazz music cannot be overstated, but it also is a instrumental in ...
This pair of solo soprano saxophone releases reveals the evolution of Evan Parker's approach to the act of a lonesome recital. The first three Saxophone Solos were recorded at his 1975 solo debut in ...
This article was originally published in Death and Taxes on February 24, 2012. The saxophone is an instrument that has run through an ongoing cycle of cool and uncool dating back to the birth of rock ...
For 36 years, Saturday Night Live has provided sanctuary to a species of musical wildlife that today sits on the endangered list: the saxophone solo. In 1975, jazz whiz David Sanborn’s note-gobbling, ...
After years of falling out of favor, the saxophone is back and badder than ever thanks to recent hits by Lady Gaga and Dev. THR runs down a brief history of the woodwind instrument’s love affair with ...
Straight hipster boys, envy L.A. singer-songwriter Ben Cassorla, because he just lived out your wildest dream date in his new music video for the single “Bona Fide.” Cassorla is a seasoned session ...
Evan Jacobson is a man on a mission. Not content just playing along to the saxophone-less melodies of tracks like Boney M.’s “Rasputin” or Britney Spears’ “Toxic” for his TikTok channel, Jacobson has ...