Houston County High School student Drew Bragg won first prize in the national 2025 Gerry Mulligan Jazz Challenge.

His influence on alto saxophone playing over the last decade has been pervasive ... At the moment I’m using a Selmer Mk 6 alto with a Dukoff metal mouthpiece and sometimes La Voz, some­times Rico ...

Choi’s breath is on overdrive: At times she almost spits into the mouthpiece. It’s a fast and furious finale to a great concert. Where: Saturday: The Ordway, 345 Washington St., St. Paul.

Last week, the Trump administration placed all 14 employees of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on leave. Homeless advocates had been bracing for the move, following an executive ...