A woman owns a beautiful old alto saxophone that belonged to her father and according to family legend was once owned by the legendary jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker. Her late father, a white ...

Even though other instruments, like guitars, drums, and bass, get more attention, there is something incredibly appealing about a good saxophone riff in a hit song. According to a notable list, the ...

Compared to the trumpet, which dates to 1500 BC, and the flute, which is believed to be between 35,000 and 43,000 years old, the saxophone is a baby. But the sax, which was invented by a Belgian ...

The blast of music heard at the beginning of each episode of "Saturday Night Live." The driving power of Bruce Springsteen's classic "Born to Run." And the famous riff in the jazz classic "Take Five." ...

After years of falling out of favor, the saxophone is back and badder than ever thanks to recent hits by Lady Gaga and Dev. THR runs down a brief history of the woodwind instrument’s love affair with ...

The saxophone section of the Sousa Band is shown in 1926. A photograph of Tom Brown from April 11, 1917. An 1867 woodblock print of Adolphe Sax, inventor of the musical instrument that bears his name.