In recent years, the saxophone has been making its way back to the front of the band, especially in the blues world. A granting of due to a longtime sideman, and one who's proud of it, has come to ...

Pete Greco and Wes Lewis in the WNHH FM studio. Wes Lewis found his passion in his saxophone. He ventured into a neuroscience lab and discovered a second passion — thanks to a saxophonist’s brain ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

When Dave McMurray was making his name on the avant-garde underground of Detroit’s jazz scene decades ago, an album of Grateful Dead music was the furthest thing from his mind. Now he’s got a pair of ...

Martell Irby sits on a bar stool in his Skyline backyard, improvising on his red tenor saxophone. A half-lit moon hangs in the sky. Planes glide toward Lindbergh Field. Nearby, a dog barks. The ...

The music of Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Paul Simon, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones all has a similar tone running throughout. It's no coincidence that saxophonist ...

This Friday, two powerhouse musicians are performing at the newly restored Carolina Theatre in uptown Charlotte: five-time Grammy Award winner CeeLo Green and Charlotte-based saxophonist Adrian ...

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. Founded in 1939 by German émigré Alfred Lion, Blue Note is the most famous label in jazz. If you have a jazz collection, ...

Universal Motown Digital (UniMO) is proud to announce Ava Lemert's new album, “12welve" is now available for instant download from Amazon mp3 for $8.99 or for just $9.99 iTunes will include an ...