Political conscience occupies a special place in the quintessence of modern jazz, fueling, in its most heated moments, the stuff of blunt insurrection. It remains to be seen whether Political Blues, ...

When Chicago blues musician Eddie Shaw played his saxophone, the room seemed to quake. His immense, raspy, growling sound cut through the instrumentals surrounding him. His ornate solos packed vast ...

People are often surprised to learn Vanessa Collier describes herself as shy and introverted. Those labels don’t skew with the vibrant and charismatic blues, soul and funk singer and saxophone player ...

EDMONTON – Saxophone is most often seen as a jazz instrument, but a few great players like Eddie Shaw are around to remind us of its role in the history of blues music. Mississippi-born Shaw is one of ...

Long recognized as an avant-garde fixture with creativity up the wazoo, the World Saxophone Quartet has a language all its own. Its four-part harmony flows worlds apart from the norm while its ...