What is your favorite saxophone part or parts in a rock ’n’ roll song? The sax is one of my favorite instruments. Its importance in jazz music cannot be overstated, but it also is a instrumental in ...

You might be surprised to find out just how often the saxophone is used in classic rock. Not just relegated to jazz or big band music, there are sax players who roll and growl, swoop and dive on their ...

When Chicago blues musician Eddie Shaw played his saxophone, the room seemed to quake. His immense, raspy, growling sound cut through the instrumentals surrounding him. His ornate solos packed vast ...

"Learn to work with a saxophone, I play just what I feel…" - Steely Dan 6 AM on a Thursday morning, I'm rambling out the grocery store with my supply of granola bars and coca-cola to survive another ...

Here’s an early peek at Sunday’s column — and, if you go to the bottom, you’ll see the start of my list of the greatest sax solos in rock ‘n’ roll history. Feel free to add your favorites or to take ...

The tenor sax is a jazz instrument. The paradigmatic jazz instrument, if I may thrown in a $50 word. How many tenor sax sonatas or concertos can you think of that feature the tenor as a solo, or even ...

My good friend and writer Alan Paul, who I’ve known and worked with for many years, interviewed Dion for the Wall Street Journal and managed to also grab some phone time with Bruce Springsteen, who ...

I don't think you're being fair to saxophonists. Compare them to the pianist, bassist and drummer who get to play for the entire piece! The saxophonist patiently waits to solo, with nothing to do but ...