The Tenor Sax Leads ... Jan. 7, 2010; The tenor saxophonist Chris Potter puts enormous force into his sound, and an even greater measure of control. His tone, all over the extended range of the ...

But he was drawn more and more to the deeper, wider range of the tenor saxophone. Saxophonist Loren Stillman rehearses with bassist Tommy Sciple and drummer John Wicks at his studio in Missoula on ...

Bandleader Illinois Jacquet was recognized as the king of the tenor saxophone. During his long career, Jacquet played with everyone from Basie to Lionel Hampton and gained notoriety for his wild ...

While the tenor sax is the most popular woodwind instrument in jazz, the alto sax holds a unique position. It's a beast of an instrument to master, and in Steve Wilson's 35 years behind the horn ...

Parker employed the range of the alto sax and its keying system to show the world a new music entirely, while "sonorists" like Stan Getz (possessor of "The Sound") turned the instrument into, ...

New to the collections: John Coltrane's 1965 Mark VI tenor saxophone Courtesy of the National Museum of American History On December 9, 1964, legendary jazz musician John Coltrane recorded his ...