He adds, “almost every [one] of the 128 notes per octave has its own fingering.” Pretty impressive stuff, if you ask us. Philipp plays a Selmer Super Balanced Action alto saxophone from 1951. For more ...

Great saxophone players do more than just hit the right notes on their instrument, researchers say. They can also tune their own vocal tract to match. Musicians have long known that professional ...

Jazz legend John Coltrane routinely pushed his tenor saxophone into the altissimo range, notes far above the instrument's normal range, and now Australian scientists know how he did it.

Great saxophone players do more than just hit the right notes on their instrument, they can also tune their own vocal tract to match, researchers say.