David Sanborn, the six time Grammy-winning alto saxophonist who played at Woodstock, composed music for the Lethal Weapon movies, played in the SNL and Late Night with David Letterman bands and worked ...
On the historic second Thursday of the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, saxophonist Karl Denson spent two hours onstage with the Rolling Stones in front of 40,000 fans. But his day — or more ...
What happens when all your European and North American concerts and tours fall through because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic? For alto saxophone great Charles McPherson, there have been ...
As a high school student in Massachusetts, Sarah Hanahan didn't like her academic classes. In fact, she admits, "I just hated school. I always knew, like, 'I can't do this. This just isn't me.'" "It's ...
Jazz. The word itself is an unconventional note restlessly waiting to be played. Listen closely and hear the music of it. Such was the state of bliss and relaxation found this past Monday at Thornton ...
The Harvard Jazz Orchestra took the stage at Arrow Street Arts on Feb. 21 in a sold-out performance featuring two-time Grammy Award-winning arranger and former saxophonist in Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at ...
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 ...
Featuring: Matt Hong (alto sax, soprano sax, flute, piccolo), Bruce Williamson (alto sax, clarinet), Dan Block (tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet on “Night City”), Adam Kolker (tenor sax, flute, alto ...
The sounds of sirens, as opposed to the sounds of silence, mean different things to different people. Sirens blare at the start of “Amerikkan Skin,” the leadoff track from Lakecia Benjamin’s fourth ...
Honolulu (KHON2) – The Hawaii Saxophone Foundation announces the Super Saxophone Series, which is aimed at celebrating jazz and fostering musical education. This smooth jazz concert series invites ...