I was playing piano at the airport when another saxophonist suddenly joined the performance. What started as a simple piano ...

In the early 1840s, Belgian instrument maker and musician Adolphe Sax set out to create a new sound for orchestras and ...

The 3m-tall subcontrabass saxophone’s lowest note is just about within the human range of hearing. Enjoy this wonderful video of Italian jazz musician Attilio Berni, a graduate of the Santa Cecilia ...

Michael Segell discusses his new book, The Devil's Horn. It follows the history of the saxophone through more than 160 years as a controversial classical, jazz and rock instrument. HANSEN: The ...

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 ...

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Adolphe Sax, pictured ca. 1842 Rothman is managing editor at TIME. It took decades—a century even, depending how you count—for Adolphe Sax’s invention to take its ...

The saxophone can be as beautifully melodic as a violin or a clarinet – but the classical music world hasn’t always seen eye to eye with the instrument. We asked saxophonist Jess Gillam to explain why ...

In its relatively short life, one golden object has courted an incredible amount of controversy. It has offended ideologues, drawn the ire of dictators, and been outlawed around the world — but it's ...

Even though other instruments, like guitars, drums, and bass, get more attention, there is something incredibly appealing ...

Originally consisting of saxophonists David Murray, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and Hamiet Bluiett, the World Saxophone Quartet is one of the finest and most unusual small combos in jazz today. The ...

Many of today’s symphony orchestra instruments have been around for centuries. The violin, for instance, dates to the 1500s and as a result has an enormous repertoire spanning 450 years. The saxophone ...