And the most influential jazz artist of the past forty years has been the visionary tenor (and soprano) saxophonist John Coltrane. For better or worse, the formula for the standard jazz quintet is ...

During the first 20 years he revolutionized the tenor saxophone's role in jazz. During the last 20 years he continued to inspire other musicians and delight fans around the world with his ...

Judges listen to all the collegiate artists and pick the best for singular ... MJF’s college bands’ second-place award, earned tenor sax soloist honors in 2009 and 2011. This year, he shares ...

A well-known saxophone player, his list of credits reads like a “Who’s Who” in the world of jazz and big band swing. His tenor tone graced the bandstands of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey ...

“With certain musicians, the player is completely inseparable from the instrument,” he said; someone like Sonny Rollins “doesn’t really make sense apart from on the tenor saxophone.

“I wanted to sound like four tenor saxophonists,” he told the British ... the Korean American artist who would become known for his video work, but who at that point was building musically ...

tenor saxophone; and Dillon Warner, baritone saxophone. All four artists are students in instrumental music education at Central Michigan University under the tutelage of Professor John Nichols.

They’ll be performing the music of the eccentric artist Moondog at the ... with Chelsea Luker on alto sax, Mary-Sue Tobin on soprano, Michelle Medler on tenor, and Mieke Bruggeman on baritone.

Although Prazul always had an interest in music — dating back to the first time he picked up a saxophone at 10 years old — being a performing artist wasn’t necessarily always his goal.