Pete Greco and Wes Lewis in the WNHH FM studio. Wes Lewis found his passion in his saxophone. He ventured into a neuroscience lab and discovered a second passion — thanks to a saxophonist’s brain ...
In recent years, the saxophone has been making its way back to the front of the band, especially in the blues world. A granting of due to a longtime sideman, and one who's proud of it, has come to ...
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 ...
The music of Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Paul Simon, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones all has a similar tone running throughout. It's no coincidence that saxophonist ...
The alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin plays jazz that is sprinkled with the rich flavors of funk and soul—she’s a crafty traditionalist who remains in step with the rhythms of the young generation.
Martell Irby sits on a bar stool in his Skyline backyard, improvising on his red tenor saxophone. A half-lit moon hangs in the sky. Planes glide toward Lindbergh Field. Nearby, a dog barks. The ...
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This Friday, two powerhouse musicians are performing at the newly restored Carolina Theatre in uptown Charlotte: five-time Grammy Award winner CeeLo Green and Charlotte-based saxophonist Adrian ...