Saxophonist Maceo Parker has scored the funk trifecta. In the 1960s, the trenchant, bluesy wail of his horn served as a foil for James Brown's screams and grunts on such classics as "Cold Sweat." The ...

If you a) nurse a secret fantasy of singing on stage in a room full of paying customers, b) know the words to “Hit the Road Jack,” and c) happen to be female, then you may have a very memorable ...

Saxophonist Simon Bates is a huge favourite at Pangbourne Jazz Club and so it’s great to see him back in this their 25th ...

In the beginning, there was Coleman Hawkins. Coleman Hawkins begat Ben Webster. And Ben Webster begat Lester Young, and Lester Young begat Charlie Parker. And Charlie Parker begat Dexter Gordon, and ...

Few musicians in jazz history have proven more vigorously productive and resourceful than David Murray. During the past 35 years, from the moment he first visited New York as a 20 year-old student, ...

Adam Larson (b. 1990) is an American saxophonist, composer and author. An endorsed artist for P. Mauriat saxophones, The Boston Sax Shop and Key Leaves, Adam began playing saxophone at the age of 11.