Tenderlonious (Ed Cawthorne) is the central creative force behind Ruby Rushton, the band he named after his grandmother. He’s ...

The soprano sax was unpopular because, for one thing, it was difficult to play in tune–a real problem when you’re playing in a group. Bechet mastered it and made it sound beautiful. He also extended ...

Sometimes, the best way to grasp of the power of an instrument is to hear it in a solo context without other instruments impacting its singularity. It matters if the musician playing the instrument is ...

Tokyo-born composer Takashi Yoshimatsu can’t claim the international reputation of compatriots Joe Hisaishi (of Studio Ghibli fame) or Toshio Hosokawa, but that may be changing soon. Among his ...

I left this concert with a light step, buoyed by the artistry of Claude Delangle, who combined technical wizardry on the alto and soprano saxophones with taste, grace and a French soul. Jacques ...

The soprano saxophone has never been a dominant instrument in mainstream jazz, but it's been in the mix since the beginning. Take a quick tour of the soprano sax throughout jazz history with the help ...

On his fifth solo soprano album, Sopranoville: New Works for the Prepared and Non-prepared Saxophone, Sam Newsome continues to explore and extend the utility of his instrument. This new release takes ...

WHAT might Adolphe Sax have made of the wonderfully disparate musical guises in which his invention appeared during last week’s six-day invasion of St Andrews by some 800 exponents? On Friday alone, ...

The soprano saxophone, unlike the clarinet or tenor sax, was never popular in jazz until Sidney Bechet, who was the first jazz musician to use it exclusively. A contemporary of Louis Armstrong and ...