Sarah Hanahan was named the top rising alto sax star in Downbeat magazine's 2025 critics' poll. Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan will perform at SUNY Schenectady on Friday, Oct. 3. Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, ...

Stanley Crouch, one of the nation's most prominent jazz critics, is the author of the just-released Kansas City Lightning --part one of a... Harlem's Savoy Ballroom, early 1942. The Jay McShann ...

Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats. Credit...Illustration by ...

Award-winning saxophonist and composer Julian Argüelles plays a unique mix of exciting British contemporary jazz infused with Spanish rhythms, South African grooves, brass band and classical ...

Eric Person is setting a new standard in sound. For over twenty years, Eric has been committed to composing, recording and performing contemporary American music. He plays the alto and soprano ...

Johnny Griffin, 80, who was among the finest jazz tenor saxophonists to develop after World War II and whose robust style -- along with his modest height -- earned him the title the "Little Giant," ...