While I was playing “Careless Whisper” in public, someone approached me with a saxophone — and we turned it into a ...

We’re talking free jazz, an experiment in improvisational music that captivated the world’s greatest jazz musicians in the ...

WBGO's "Daybreak host" Gary Walker spoke with J.D. Allen about his career and the new album. Hear a track from J.D. Allen's ...

We’re looking back on 2025 with reprints of some of the best stories of the year. In August, Atlanta’s music scene celebrated ...

The saxophonist’s mysterious TikTok videos of his guerilla concerts are captivating burned-out internet users.

Charleston Jazz, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building the local jazz community, gives out an honor annually called the Tip of the Hat Award. The award was created in memory of Jack McCray, a ...

Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats. Credit...Illustration by ...

The alto saxophone is one of the most popular instruments in jazz and pop music, known for its smooth, expressive sound. Over the years, many talented musicians have made their mark playing the alto ...

The Rev. Bill Carter remembers the story his mother told him about attending a Louis Armstrong concert in Venango County as a teenager in the early 1950s. It was an all-white audience gathered to hear ...

It’s fall and in Austin that of course means it’s time for Jazz at St. James' Episcopal Church. By the time the annual music fest rolls around, an ofrenda or “offering” of mementos for deceased loved ...

As a high school student in Massachusetts, Sarah Hanahan didn't like her academic classes. In fact, she admits, "I just hated school. I always knew, like, 'I can't do this. This just isn't me.'" "It's ...

Sarah Hanahan was named the top rising alto sax star in Downbeat magazine's 2025 critics' poll. Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan will perform at SUNY Schenectady on Friday, Oct. 3. Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, ...