Credit: Shutterstock Truly Music to Your Ears The saxophone is having a moment again. That golden, smooth sound is popping up everywhere, and people can't get enough of it. It's showing up at weddings ...

Possibly, more than any other instrument, the saxophone defines the sound of jazz. Most jazz combos have at least one saxophonist on the front—and when you see that saxophone, you know it's going to ...

When Belgian Instrument Maker Adolphe Sax stuck a reed into a conical brass tube and patented the hybrid in 1846, he contributed a new instrument to the military band. In time his saxophone traveled ...

Is the sound of a saxophone intrinsically ugly? No, a million jazz fans will cry. Yes, many classical music lovers will shout back. There was a moment this morning when my sympathies were entirely ...