Not as soft as a clarinet ... at funerals and in jazz clubs." If readers learn one thing from the story of Adolphe Sax, Cline-Ransome says she hopes it is that they should always remain curious.

Honolulu (KHON2) – The Hawaii Saxophone Foundation announces the Super Saxophone Series, which is aimed at celebrating jazz and fostering musical education. This smooth jazz concert series ...

The festival’s 7th edition returns with an impeccable jazz artist lineup, delectable eats, and a picturesque sunset view.

His smooth saxophone melodies have been integral to the band’s signature sound, blending elements of jazz, soul, and R&B. Bennie Maupin is an American jazz multireedist known for his work on ...

their near-total lack of saxophone, and much else of which Broadcast Architecture would surely have disapproved back in the nineties. The rise and fall of smooth jazz reflects economic conditions ...

Often perceived as a “smooth jazz” artist, Sanborn loathed that term. “I sometimes get looped in with jazz musicians because I play sax and improvise,” Sanborn told The Times in 1996.

When he eventually does — with a very soft ... through his saxophone. “It kicked the doors open of what’s possible in improvisation,” he says. Marquette became a jazz guitar major at ...