Valentin will connect with the Newport community beyond the concert hall as well.

"Close enough for jazz" is a fun, shorthand way of saying that something's "good enough." Just don't use the phrase in the presence of a serious jazz musician. The expression certainly didn't come up ...

Russ Peterson says he began composing classical music for the saxophone because there simply wasn't enough. "We don't have this depth of literature," Peterson, 34, says. "We've got some good music, ...

Few people are better known anywhere for making a jazz tune sizzle and swing than saxophonist Branford Marsalis. But less recognized is his ability to groove to a classical vibe. The former musical ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Vivien Schweitzer THE saxophone, invented by the Belgian-born instrument maker Adolphe Sax around 1840, has seldom achieved prominence in the ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

Sterling musician Adam Hernandez, accompanied by pianist Mary L. Smith, entertained with a “Classic Sax” program at this month’s First Friday @ First Presbyterian concert. Songs in his set included ...

An unusual piece makes its UK premiere in this season's BBC Proms - John Adams' Saxophone Concerto. While the concerto is long-established in classical music, the saxophone - 175 years after it was ...

Most saxophonists play their instruments standing up, but today, Prasant Radhakrishnan is sitting down. His legs are crossed, his back is upright; the saxophone droops like a brass pipe from his mouth ...

An unusual piece makes its UK premiere in this season's BBC Proms - John Adams' Saxophone Concerto. While the concerto is long-established in classical music, the saxophone - 175 years after it was ...