The New York Times – Music:
David Jones has been the principal clarinetist of the Kennedy Center’s orchestra for five presidents. A cascade of cancellations means he hasn’t played there since February.
Category: Saxophones
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alto Saxophone
The New York Times – Music:
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.
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Saxophones Are Taking Over Weddings (and Dividing Guests)
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
In search of a “wow factor,” an increasing number of couples are adding live sax to their receptions — even if the instrument has a “cilantro” effect on listeners, as one player put it.
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David Sanborn, Saxophonist Who Defied Pigeonholing, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Music:
He was best known as a jazz musician, but his shimmering sound was also heard on classic albums by David Bowie, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen.
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Tyshawn Sorey Wins Pulitzer for Composing an ‘Anti-Concerto’
The New York Times – Music:
The composer and instrumentalist was honored for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith),” an unconventional concerto written for saxophone and orchestra.
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Mars Williams, 68, Saxophonist Who Straddled New Wave and Jazz, Dies
The New York Times – Music:
He made his name in the 1980s with the Waitresses and the Psychedelic Furs, but his roots were in the exploratory jazz of Eric Dolphy and Ornette Coleman.
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Charles Gayle, Saxophonist of Fire and Brimstone, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Music:
An intense and uncompromising player, he made music that one critic said was more about “motion and spirit” than tonal centers, rhythms and melodies.
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Peter Brötzmann, 82, Dies; His Thunderous Saxophone Shook Jazz Traditions
The New York Times – Music:
One of Europe’s most influential free-jazz musicians, he played with “a kind of scream” to exorcise his demons, and those of German history.
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At 80, Billy Harper’s Rhapsodic Saxophone Is Still a Towering Force
The New York Times – Music:
He spent years playing with Art Blakey, Lee Morgan and Max Roach, earning praise for his sax’s piercing cry. He’s still composing and turning heads live.