Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Miguel Zenón’s impressive career takes in 14 years as lead alto saxophonist with the starry SFJazz Collective, ...

After years of falling out of favor, the saxophone is back and badder than ever thanks to recent hits by Lady Gaga and Dev. THR runs down a brief history of the woodwind instrument’s love affair with ...

When did pop radio get so horny? There’s an indefensible trend in popular music right now, and it needs to stop. Ever since Macklemore’s radio leviathan “Thrift Shop” dominated the airwaves with its ...

Saxophonist Vanessa Collier is best-known for her work primarily on alto, but she also plays soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones, and is a Blues Music Award winner for the past two years for her ...

What do you hear in your head when you read the word “saxophone”? It’s “Careless Whisper,” isn’t it? It’s one of the most iconic saxophone melodies in pop music history. To some, the first four notes ...

While I was playing “Careless Whisper” on piano, a guy with a saxophone stepped in — and just like that, a spontaneous duet was born. The smooth sax melodies and classic tune created a magical vibe ...

The Puerto Rican jazz musician leads his long-running quartet on his new album. Critic Kevin Whitead says Típico is full of "feverishly intricate music that ... comes from the heart." This is FRESH ...

12:07 p.m. May 14, 2024: An earlier version of this story said “Night Music,” also known as “Sunday Night Live,” was broadcast from 1998 to 1990. It ran from 1988 to 1990. David Sanborn, the ...

Mark Guiliana’s stripped-down, technically astute and sound-conscious drumming was the foundation of David Bowie’s final album, Black Star, and, in a parallel collaboration, were an exact fit for Brad ...