Saxophone

The saxophone (also referred to simply as sax) is a conical-bored transposing musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1841. He wanted to create an instrument that would both be the loudest of the woodwinds and the most versatile of the brass, and would fill the then vacant middle ground between the two sections. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Jimmy Lyons

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Saturday 18 February 2012
Jazz at Lincoln Center: Stan Kenton Centennial
Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center,…
New York, United States
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Sunday 11 March 2012
Bobby Keys
The Suffering Bastards
Highline Ballroom
New York, United States
40.743128 -74.005666
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Friday 23 March 2012
Tyondai Braxton
Colin Stetson
Motorco Music Hall
Durham, NC, United States
36.003527 -78.900332

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Sunday 25 March 2012
The Sax Pack
Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole
Rams Head On Stage
Annapolis MD, United States
38.978312 -76.494696

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Sunday 1 April 2012
Colin Stetson
Sarah Neufeld
Big Orbit's Soundlab
Buffalo NY, United States
42.881969 -78.877125

6 going

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Saturday 28 April 2012
Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau Duo
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau
Berklee Performance Center
Boston MA, United States
42.347005 -71.087424

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