It took decades—a century even, depending how you count—for Adolphe Sax’s invention to take its place in history. The Belgian instrument maker, born 201 years ago, on Nov. 6, 1814 ...

but to a family of them. The designer of the saxophone, Belgian-born inventor Adolphe Sax, initially applied for 14 instrument patents on this day in 1846. He was living and working in Paris and ...

When Adolphe ... for the sax to become the voice of jazz. While the story of the saxophone is almost as famous as its sound, the other instruments invented by the Sax family are now known only ...

Segell (Standup Guy: Manhood After Feminism) traces the instrument back to its eccentric Belgian creator, Adolphe Sax, an acoustical craftsman who survived disease, accidents and even ...