“Practising the 128 notes per octave resulted in finding out a greater number of fingerings and listing them,” he says on his YouTube channel. “My quest was to explore microtonal possibilities on the ...

Five notes on a saxophone changed Alto Reed's life. It just so happened the notes became among the most iconic in all of rock and roll, launched his long career with "Bob Seger and the Silver ...

He actually envisioned a saxophone section in the orchestra.” In fact, there are six members of the saxophone family, though orchestral music is written primarily for soprano, alto and tenor.

It made for breakouts using both the alto and tenor and baritone sax, noted by great arrangers so sax players never had to look back again.

Studio-recorded in London on Independence Day 2012, About Trumpet and Saxophone features Nate Wooley on trumpet and Seymour Wright on alto saxophone playing a series of short pieces, alone together ...

Wayne Shorter’s 1965 album ‘The Soothsayer’ will be released as part of Blue Note’s Classic Vinyl series on August 15.

A player of impeccable technique and a mainstay of the Blue Note label, he recorded constantly as both a leader and a sideman beginning in 1952. By Barry Singer Lou Donaldson, an alto saxophonist ...

Carney is revered by many, if not most, baritone saxophone players as the “godfather” of the instrument. He could blow and hold notes on his saxophone like few other players then or since. And ...

Police allege that Sheaffer stole a $5,000 alto sax from a musician who was helping provide entertainment for a reception on April 13.

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 ...