What is your favorite saxophone part or parts in a rock ’n’ roll song? The sax is one of my favorite instruments. Its importance in jazz music cannot be overstated, but it also is a instrumental in ...

The alto saxophone is one of the most popular instruments in jazz and pop music, known for its smooth, expressive sound. Over the years, many talented musicians have made their mark playing the alto ...

There are performances that rewire your brain chemistry, forcing you to listen to music and sound in different ways. Roscoe Mitchell’s solo set at the Jeff Mangum curated All Tomorrow’s Parties ...

NEW BOOK! ESSENTIAL SOLOS FOR ALTO SAX, TENOR SAX, GUITAR, TRUMPET & FLUTE - 28 Solos on Popular Jazz Standards Saxophonist, author and educator, Jeff Harrington, is a Professor at Berklee College of ...

This article was originally published in Death and Taxes on February 24, 2012. The saxophone is an instrument that has run through an ongoing cycle of cool and uncool dating back to the birth of rock ...

When the Eagles first broke onto the scene in the early 1970s, they had an undeniably country twang to their easygoing, rock ‘n’ roll sound. But by the middle of the decade, the California band was ...

The FADER Interview is a brand new podcast series in which the world’s most exciting musicians talk with the staff of The FADER about their latest projects. We’ll hear from emerging pop artists on the ...

The Rev. Bill Carter remembers the story his mother told him about attending a Louis Armstrong concert in Venango County as a teenager in the early 1950s. It was an all-white audience gathered to hear ...