Before taking the plunge and buying your first saxophone, there are several factors to keep in mind, from basic types to quality. Type of saxophone: Saxes come in five basic varieties: Alto, tenor ...

Allan Chase met up with his first alto saxophone almost five decades ago, when he was 9, and a member of his Phoenix, Arizona, public school band. In the ensuing years, he’s moved to Boston ...

2019.10.1b: The alto saxophone neck is made of brass and is covered in cork where the neck attaches to the mouthpiece. Engraved on the neck screw at the bottom of the neck is [295173]. 2019.10.1c: The ...

He started playing the soprano recorder in 1974. In 1981, he had his first alto saxophone while he was about to graduate as a technician. He trained saxophone himself, then started working with well ...

Charlie Parker’s Grafton alto saxophone has returned to Kansas City’s American Jazz Museum after a six-month vacation at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. “It coming back home is truly a ...