The jazz world is mourning the loss of acclaimed saxophonist and clarinetist Ken Peplowksi, who died this week at the age of 66. Below are the thoughts of WBGO's former Director of Editorial Content, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, ...

Invented in the early 1840s, the saxophone was a relative latecomer to music—and to jazz. But starting in the mid-1920s, with the rise of the big bands, the instrument slowly but steadily evolved from ...

What happens when all your European and North American concerts and tours fall through because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic? For alto saxophone great Charles McPherson, there have been ...

Saxophone Diplomacy, a documentary video of the tour, was aired on PBS throughout the U.S. 1983 also saw the release of the landmark recording Favorite Street - Rova Plays Lacy. In 1986, Rova (which ...

The saxophonist is among the contributors to "Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico" which is up for Best Latin Jazz Album.

John Gunther teaches our jazz saxophone majors, including BM, MM and DMA students. At all levels, Gunther works with his students to develop and maintain a solid foundation in the physical aspects of ...

There comes a time in every great artist’s life when all the lessons they’ve learned go out the window and everything starts flowing on raw emotion. For Wayne Shorter, one such moment occurred during ...

As a high school student in Massachusetts, Sarah Hanahan didn't like her academic classes. In fact, she admits, "I just hated school. I always knew, like, 'I can't do this. This just isn't me.'" "It's ...

This time in the Global Village we highlight music from the Chieftains – and, in particular, some of their many cross-cultural collaborations. We’ll hear the legendary Irish group along with Joni ...

LOS ANGELES -- Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. He was 81. Sanders, also known for ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, ...